Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a current disability related to service.,Service connection for the left shoulder condition is granted, with the presumption that it was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and bilateral heel scars are granted service connection. Service connection for residuals of mononucleosis is denied.

The Board denied service connection for TBI due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and an in-service injury.,The Board remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was insufficient medical examination or opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's preexisting conditions were aggravated by his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset in service and is related to his military noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an addendum opinion regarding service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on several of his claims, including bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also granted service connection for bilateral pes planus but denied service connection for hyperhidrosis and convulsive tic as secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of medical journal articles and a need for an additional opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected Guillain-Barre syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Multiple issues were remanded, including heart disorder, prostate disorder, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorder, headache disorder, skin disability, sinus disorder with allergies, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, gout, left shoulder disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left leg disability, and right leg disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a possible current bilateral hearing loss disability, and to obtain an examination for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes and remanded the issue of service connection for a dental disability for outpatient VA treatment.

The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of the assigned evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and anterior trunk residual scars have been denied. The RO granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from January 6, 2015 to February 6, 2019.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as zero percent disabling, as the audiometric test results do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has found that the original May 2017 VA examination for the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus was inadequate. As a result, the Veteran's claims were remanded to obtain addendum medical nexus opinions. However, no such medical opinion was obtained. The Board finds substantial compliance of the Board's May 2019 remand directives was not met thus, the claims must once again be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The Board also remanded several other claims, including those for an acquired psychiatric disorder and various musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting right ear hearing loss was aggravated by noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and initial ratings for non-convulsive status epilepticus, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable prior to August 21, 2019; 30 percent prior to August 4, 2022; and 40 percent beginning August 4, 2022. The Board found that the current ratings are not warranted.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, leading to the dismissal of these cases.