Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeals for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus as they are not eligible to be decided due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is now rated at 40 percent effective January 3, 2022. Other ratings remain unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA and private medical records, and will discuss continuity of symptomatology evidence on remand.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of his TDIU claim prior to August 19, 2020.

The Board has determined that additional information is needed to decide the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims are being remanded for further development.

An increased (compensable) disability rating for the service-connected bilateral hearing loss from September 2, 2015, is denied.,Service connection for postural hypotension (claimed as vertigo), as secondary to medication prescribed to treat the service-connected hypertension, is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, specifically his exposure to loud explosions during service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence. However, it denied service connection for both right ear and left ear hearing loss as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria for compensation purposes in either ear.

The Veteran's hearing acuity has not been shown at any time to have been worse than Level II in both ears on audiometric testing that is valid for rating purposes, resulting in a zero percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including acquired psychiatric conditions and musculoskeletal issues. The appeals are pending due to incomplete development of evidence related to stressor verification and examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to issue an SOC in the modernized system, and the appellant must file a timely appeal within the legacy system.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including rating higher than 20 percent for low back disability, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and cystic acne; service connection for thyroid disability secondary to cystic acne; and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

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

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to August 2, 2018 and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not file his claim within one year of the March 2016 denial, making the earlier effective date inadmissible. Additionally, the Veteran's current hearing impairment does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions began during active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran does not have a right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes and his left ear hearing loss is not related to his Reserve service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted service connection. Ratings for chondromalacia of the right and left knees are denied as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50% and has been granted a higher rating to 70%. The effective date remains pending.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.

The Board has remanded several issues due to additional VA records being added to the file. The Veteran wishes for these records to be reviewed by the AOJ before further consideration.