Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions had their onset during active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are causally linked to his in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for a VA audiology examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, including as due to noise exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss did not meet the criteria for service connection as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of continuity of symptomatology and failure to consider relevant audiometric test results. The Veteran's hearing loss is being reviewed again for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his TDIU claim, is being remanded due to the need for further medical examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral knee disability.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence linking current hearing loss to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities, with the primary issue being his nonservice-connected coccidioidomycosis.

The Board found that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is not related to his military service, as there was no significant threshold shift in his hearing from enlistment to separation.

The Board dismissed the appeals for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral cataracts, diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, and hypertensive retinopathy (claimed as issues with vision) due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to December 10, 2020 is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss from December 10, 2020 is also denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral athletes' foot secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus (previously rated as osteoarthritis) is remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a low back disorder and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is being remanded for both issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete examinations and lack of supporting rationale. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (secondary to back disability), and hypertension (secondary to back disability).

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to the Veteran not meeting the DSM-5 criteria. The case is remanded for further examination of his right knee and bilateral hearing loss disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes, as his hearing test results were below the threshold requirements set forth in VA regulations. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is inadequate to resolve these claims and remanded them for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to his active duty.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to March 9, 2016, for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an adequate retrospective medical opinion.

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 noise exposure or acoustic trauma sufficient to cause these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for eczema of the bilateral lower extremities was denied, and his claim for TDIU prior to May 21, 2019, was also denied.