Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is now being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic kidney disease, and anemia have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, which is believed to be related to military noise exposure. A new VA audiological examination is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus had its onset during active duty. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's migraines, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumed due to herbicide agent exposure. The issues of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has remanded all service connection claims due to incomplete STRs and the need for additional examinations. The Veteran's claims include TBI, PTSD, insomnia, eye disorders, ear disorders, shoulder disabilities, back disability, and neck disability.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the condition and service. The claim for tinnitus was granted as there is at least equipoise evidence supporting its onset during service.,New evidence submitted since the final denial supports both claims, but the decision on each issue remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypogammaglobulinemia, anemia, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The AOJ is instructed to secure service personnel records listing all periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA, verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide agent exposure at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and obtain a VA examiner opinion regarding the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is not related to his military service and did not manifest within one year of separation.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. A new VA medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the service connection for radiculopathy, left lower extremity as secondary to a back condition, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a disability rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the service connection for radiculopathy, left lower extremity as secondary to a back condition, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a disability rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and COPD. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and service.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, and hiatal hernia with GERD have resulted in a compensable rating of zero percent. The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 5, 2018 for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss is granted. The Board found that the onset of these conditions began in service, with evidence supporting a link between noise exposure during service and current symptoms.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted as these conditions are presumed to have been incurred in service due to continuous symptoms since separation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bruised skin condition was dismissed. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right foot condition, left foot condition, and right ankle condition were granted. The claim for headaches is still pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection based on continuity of symptomatology. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.