Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds insufficient evidence to assess the current severity of his service-connected hearing loss and thus remands for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations related to various conditions, including PTSD, hearing loss, tinnitus, GERD, asthma, lumbar degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy, and eye disorders. The appeal is being returned to the RO to attempt to obtain records from the Puerto Rico Army National Guard.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss due to incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with the availability of his most recent audiometric data.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his hearing loss was dismissed because the Veteran and his representative withdrew their appeal prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's assertions regarding the onset of her tinnitus were deemed inconsistent with other evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, migraines, and PTSD, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from June 30, 2014 to February 28, 2018.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for updated VA examinations. The Veteran was last examined in December 2015, and there is evidence of worsening since then.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate compliance with prior remand instructions. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms during service are not addressed in the VA opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, right knee disability, gout, acid reflux, sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss due to outstanding records and need for further examinations.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and an updated medical opinion to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right knee disorder.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service connected.,His heart disease and hypertension are granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam Era service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service due to noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient reasoning in the July 2018 decision regarding service connection for left ear hearing loss and the compensable rating for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's preexisting hearing loss is noted, but there are questions about whether it worsened during service or if any increase was due to natural progression.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus) do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant as they do not result in blindness or permanent total disability due to anatomical loss of use of both hands, full thickness burns, or inhalation injuries.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection effective April 30, 2021.,A rating in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran has been assigned a 40 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The VA audiometric test results from August 31, 2018 and April 4, 2019 need to be obtained and included in the evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no effective date prior to July 16, 2021, due to the fact that the disability had already been rated at 40% by March 28, 2022.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and his TDIU claim is denied.