Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 1, 2021 is denied. An initial 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from September 1, 2021 onward is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not render him unemployable prior to September 9, 2021. The evidence shows he was able to perform some employment despite his psychiatric symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU due to incomplete development. Specifically, clarification is needed regarding the type of word list used during a private examination in July 2009 at Lutheran Medical Center.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but dismissed the claim for headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted a non-compensable rating for PFB with scars, effective September 28, 2017. The decision also noted that the Veteran has not met the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7822 due to lack of systemic therapy.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating of migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss disability, back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Veteran's claim for an initial 30 percent rating prior to September 20, 2016, for migraine headaches is granted. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings of these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened, but the claim remains denied.,Service connection was not granted for bilateral flatfeet and left ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.

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

The Board has remanded four issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating determinations. These include right ear sensorineural hearing loss, left ear sensorineural hearing loss, a neck disability (claimed as C Disc), and residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable.

The Veteran's hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable prior to March 31, 2022, and a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter. The issue of an increased rating for PTSD is remanded.,The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to August 9, 2021, and the issue of an increased rating beyond this level is also remanded.,The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. The Veteran's hearing loss is currently diagnosed, but the VA examiner did not consider the Veteran's assertions of worsening between his periods of service.

The Board denied SMC based on the need for aid and attendance, finding that her functional impairments were not solely caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU remains on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that he failed to report for VA examinations and his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding no current diagnosis or causal relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the issue of service connection for a skin disability is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to his death.