Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various orthopedic conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, right ankle disability, and left hand disability. The evidence did not show the presence of a current disability in any of these areas.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding his employability due to PTSD. A new VA examination is needed to address the Veteran's employment issues related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has denied service connection for high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss, and has remanded the remaining claims of service connection for basal cell carcinoma, psoriasis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and atrial fibrillation due to new evidence received.

The Board has granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded both claims due to a failure to obtain necessary medical opinions and examinations.

The Board found that the combined disability rating of 40 percent from March 29, 2012, through February 21, 2021, was properly calculated. The increase in rating for the right foot disability did not result in additional compensation from March 29, 2012, through February 21, 2021, and backpay is not warranted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is an approximate balance of evidence in favor of a nexus between his conceded hazardous noise exposure during service and his current disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his other service-connected disabilities (tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss) do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted as the evidence supports that his current hearing loss began during service and has continued since separation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and therefore service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore the claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis was denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The cervical disability was found not to warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, while the short-term memory loss, fatigue, headache, respiratory, and right ear hearing loss disabilities were not supported by evidence meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, diabetes, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to service-connected coronary artery disease. The decision also found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including muscle and joint pain, essential tremor, right knee disability, asthma, low back disability, and left ear hearing loss are all granted. However, the effective dates for some of these grants have not been determined yet.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations. The issues include back pain, scoliosis, deviated nasal septum, traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, PTSD, and sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for heart disorder, diabetes mellitus, and hearing loss have been withdrawn. The case is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pulmonary disorder (to include asthma), and sleep apnea due to insufficient development of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo, to include Meniere's disease and vagal nerve syndrome (secondary to service-connected tinnitus).