Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration due to a lack of recent examination and treatment records.

Service connection for hypertension is granted, presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not meet VA's definition of 'hearing impairment' for compensation purposes.,Service connection for brain lesion is denied as there is no reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim with the requisite degree of probability that it was caused by presumptive exposure to Agent Orange or otherwise related to service.,A rating of 100 percent (total disability due to individual unemployability) for PTSD is granted, based on total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records from his Marine Corps Reserve service and to provide an adequate opinion regarding the etiology of his hearing loss. The claim for muscle and joint pain and fatigue, including Lyme disease, psoriatic arthritis, and fibromyalgia, will also be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the claim for a compensable rating is denied.,Service connection has been granted for bilateral pes planus disorder. The condition preexisted service but increased in severity during active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is at least as likely as not related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The case is remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims, including a rating in excess of 10 percent for a closed fracture of the left medial malleolus with surgical scar, an earlier effective date for the grant of a 10 percent rating for a closed fracture of the left medial malleolus with surgical scar, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for emphysema, and total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 29, 2015.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination. The Veteran's claim for hearing loss is reopened, but service connection remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The issues include reopening claims for service connection for various conditions and seeking higher disability ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as other conditions were denied. The Veteran was granted increased ratings for his PTSD and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine injury residuals, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity varicose veins, bronchitis, and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard and Reserve periods of service. The claims will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, and hernia are granted. The Veteran is also granted higher ratings for PTSD and hernia from specific dates. Other conditions are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining audiograms and medical records related to the Veteran's hearing loss and TDIU claims.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma and right ear hearing loss. The issues of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, penile cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, and low back disability have been granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability, post-traumatic tissue mass of the right midfoot, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acne rosacea, and tension headaches. Service connection was denied for a right knee disability, arrhythmia, prostatic hypertrophy, and a disability manifested as tingling and numbness in hands, fingers, toes, and forehead.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and irritable bowel syndrome have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.