Hearing loss Board decisions

The appeals for service connection of various conditions have been dismissed.,No effective date adjustments were granted.

The Board dismissed the claims for SMC based on aid and attendance due to a full grant of benefits in October 2022. The claim for SMC based on housebound status was denied as the Veteran did not meet the statutory requirement of having a single service-connected disability rated at 100% disabling.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for chronic sinusitis was denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right hand disorder were both denied due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

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 Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and colon cancer due to new evidence received after the March 2017 Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to his failure to appear for VA examinations and because of a recent address change. The claims include issues related to bilateral hearing loss, s/p nasal bone fracture, arm disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, left eye disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death from cardiorespiratory failure due to coronary artery disease.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete authorization forms and failure to obtain private and prison treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to outstanding records and failure to attend VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The claim was denied as there was no evidence of a compensable degree of hearing loss within one year of discharge from service and no medical opinion linking the current hearing loss to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a relationship between his current hearing loss and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, hearing loss evaluation, and SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound status are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, eye disorder (right eye injury), and tinnitus were dismissed. The Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea was granted with a rating of 70 percent effective August 20, 2020. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for left hip strain, an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left hip strain, and for service connection for bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed.,Service connection for PTSD has been restored.

The Board has remanded the claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot condition, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, right knee pain, left knee pain, degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign prostatic hypertrophy due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a vestibular disorder secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss to his military service. The VA examiner needs to consider the converted audiometric data, threshold shifts between enlistment and separation, and the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's difficulty hearing began during his active military service and continued to worsen over time.

The Veteran's initial claim for hearing loss was granted, but a noncompensable rating was assigned. A subsequent increase to a 10 percent rating is granted from December 28, 2016.,An increased rating greater than 20 percent for post-operative left shoulder impingement and entitlement to TDIU prior to September 15, 2017 are both remanded.