Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to determine if the audiometric tests conducted were using the Maryland CNC speech discrimination test and whether the private audiologists who performed those examinations were state-licensed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than October 4, 2018 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for left foot disability and right foot disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the appellant's bilateral hearing loss. The examiner did not provide a clear explanation of what constitutes a 'significant' threshold shift in service, and thus a new medical opinion is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of current evidence of bilateral hearing loss and because the Veteran testified that his hearing loss began in service and has persisted.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and right ear hearing loss as they were already granted in a previous decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence received since the last denial. The claims are now pending again, but a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has current disabilities and whether they are related to his military service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for a low back condition, right ankle condition, and right knee osteoarthritis. The appeal regarding tinnitus, hearing loss, and nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) was denied.,A revision of the June 2012 rating decision granting a 10 percent rating for hearing loss with an effective date of January 9, 2012, on the basis of CUE was denied.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for further medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing loss. The issues of service connection and a compensable rating are intertwined.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, varicose veins, left knee disability, right knee disability, low back disability, sciatica, left, and sciatica, right due to procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and head injury. The Veteran's current hearing loss disability is found to be related to military noise exposure, while his head injury residuals are being remanded for additional medical opinion.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and requires further review by the AOJ before a final decision can be made.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to restore VA disability compensation benefits for 16 days and reimburse $538.13 due to improper withholding of benefits in FY 2012. The issue regarding the withholding of benefits in FY 2013 is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to the Veteran's active duty service due to noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment since September 12, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

An effective date of July 26, 1970, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for left wrist scar has been granted. Effective June 4, 2009, service connection was established for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. An effective date prior to June 25, 2010, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches is denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's entitlement to a compensable disability rating for perforated eardrum of the left ear, status-post tympanoplasty, and residuals thereof are both denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's timely VA Form 9 was filed, thus reinstating his appeal on the underlying claims of service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss has been denied. He was initially granted a noncompensable rating from August 31, 2016, to April 20, 2023, and then a 10 percent rating since April 21, 2023.