Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to procedural issues and insufficient evidence, including for service connection of bilateral foot disabilities, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, compensable rating for hearing loss, and increased PTSD rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his level of education, prior work history, and training. The Board finds that the persuasive evidence does not establish that the Veteran's right knee disabilities prohibit him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure. The claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and peripheral edema are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, migraines, vertigo or other balance disorder, and hypertension due to issues with evidence development and examination requirements.

The Veteran's PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and eczema of the left middle finger are all granted service connection. The Board found that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability and denied it. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for new evidence and examination regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD).

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as hypertension, but the appellant contends that his true cause of death was head trauma from repeated falls. The VA medical opinions found no nexus between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his death.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability and denied a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the evidence showing that the Veteran currently suffers from left knee pain that had its onset during service, and also provided competent lay evidence of continuity of left knee pain since service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his claim. The appeals for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, tinnitus, kidney disease (due to exposure to contaminated waters at Camp Lejeune), and liver disease (due to exposure to contaminated waters at Camp Lejeune) are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets the criteria for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right hand disorder, and left hand disorder are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus and sinusitis are granted service connection due to exposure during the Persian Gulf War. Hearing loss is remanded for further examination, as is a respiratory disability with cough, to include shortness of breath due to a cardiac disability.

The Board has remanded the claim of bilateral hearing loss due to noise exposure during service for further development and an opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding VA treatment records and issues with communication addresses.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is etiologically related to his active-duty service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee conditions are being remanded due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeals for these issues prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, radiculopathy, and diabetes mellitus due to insufficient consideration of relevant service treatment records. The Veteran's migraine headaches claim is also remanded as there are no adequate opinions regarding his rating.

The Board has granted the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.