Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, migraine headaches, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board dismissed these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss during service. The examiner is asked to consider threshold shifts in hearing and potential noise exposure from ACDUTRA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinea pedis, chronic headaches, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. The Veteran's left wrist and elbow disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability at separation from service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to noise exposure in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no current disabilities or evidence of in-service injuries, events, or diseases that would support the claims.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (asthma, bilateral hearing loss, chronic lumbosacral strain, degenerative osteoarthritic and disc narrowing, and status post excision of leukoplakia of the lower lip with one painful residual scar) rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to December 1, 2015. The Veteran also had basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 prior to December 1, 2015.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence being added by VA, and the Veteran's request for a waiver of review.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded both claims due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and joint pain as due to an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI. The Veteran's hypertension was not diagnosed, his hearing loss did not meet VA criteria, and there is no evidence of a current joint pain disability apart from what has already been service-connected.

The Veteran's left hip and pinky finger disabilities have been granted service connection. The appeal for tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and residuals of a first finger injury has been dismissed.,The appeals for PTSD, anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability are pending and will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral ear pain, dizziness, and a headache disorder as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss due to unresolved medical evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, residuals of heat stroke, left-sided chest pain, and left arm disability have all been denied. Additionally, his initial compensable ratings for right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of extension, right hip flexion prior to December 2, 2021, right hip rotation prior to December 2, 2021, left hip flexion, and left hip rotation prior to December 2, 2021 have also been denied.

The Board has denied service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and has remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, left arm radiculopathy secondary to a cervical spine disability, low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and depression.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability for VA purposes during the appeal period.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the Board finding that the Veteran had onset of ringing in his ears during active service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for hemorrhoids was denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, with the May 2011 Board decision being reopened and service connection established.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence of current disability or a relationship to service.