Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his hearing loss disabilities due to incomplete development, including a lack of records from his separation examination and potential inconsistencies in audiometry results. The Veteran is also being asked to provide any missing service treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, left wrist disability, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence in their current evaluations. The Veteran is required to undergo further examinations to determine if he meets the criteria for service connection and to assess the severity of his disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on the audiometric test results.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ADT) and inactive duty for training (IDT).

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus (to include as secondary to hearing loss) are granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, a low back disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as service connected.,There is no evidence of left ear hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.

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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder due to procedural issues and the need for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected, as there was credible evidence of in-service noise exposure and a current disability. The Board found that the Veteran's statements about experiencing hearing loss at separation were credible, and thus established service connection for his left ear hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further evaluation due to inadequate reasoning in a previous VA examination and because both right ear and left ear hearing loss need to be evaluated together.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and compliance with proper notice requirements.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, second finger of the left hand disability, and TBI.,Further development is required to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is etiologically related to his military service. However, the Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his hearing loss claims, including obtaining VA and private audiogram results.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The Board finds new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims for back condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted. The appeal is also granted for the evaluation of left shoulder tendonitis and left clavicle spur, lumbar spondylosis and osteophytosis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), uterine fibroids, migraines, hypertension, residual scar from ventral hernia repair, anxiety, memory loss, sleep disturbances, knee disorder, and fibromyalgia. The appeal is remanded for further evaluations and determinations on these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and need for further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives and further development is necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for severe sensori-neural hearing loss as new and material evidence was not presented, and the claim was previously denied due to lack of nexus between active service and the condition.