Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and COPD. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and left ear hearing loss, finding no current disability. The case was remanded for further examination regarding the left knee condition.,The Veteran's claims for back and hearing loss conditions were not supported by evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 40 percent, effective from May 16, 2022. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date and for a compensable rating thereafter has been denied.

Service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral foot numbness has been denied.,Service connection for migraine headaches was granted with a 30% evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that he does not have a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, with the most recent audiometric findings showing Level I hearing acuity in both ears.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence showing a factually ascertainable increase in the year prior to February 10, 2016. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and right knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been granted, including a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected conditions. The initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and residual scar associated with right knee disability were denied.

The Veteran's headaches and right ear hearing loss have been rated as noncompensable. The Board has found that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, including very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of migraines/non-migraine pain productive of severe economic inadaptability for headaches, or functional impairment from hearing loss. The Veteran's claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and kidney disability (pyelonephritis) is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the withholding of VA disability compensation benefits for 69 training days in FY 2009 was proper and denied the Veteran's appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his claims of service connection for all listed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for left ear high frequency sensorineural hearing loss and a higher initial rating for right knee strain was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support ratings higher than noncompensable.

The Veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective August 14, 2017. The decision finds that the Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable rating, as his audiometric evaluations have consistently shown Level II hearing impairment in both ears.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to July 31, 2015 was denied as her service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular threshold percentage requirements for consideration of a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes, do not meet the schedular or extraschedular criteria for a TDIU prior to March 23, 2021. The VA Director of Compensation Service concluded that the Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.