Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded four issues: service connection for emphysema with pneumothorax, service connection for migraine headaches, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for TBI. The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate examinations. The Veteran's reports of in-service noise exposure will be considered, but the current evidence does not support a direct link between his conditions and active service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is considered a current disability that is etiologically related to his active service, and thus he has been granted service connection for this condition.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of more than Level II hearing loss in either ear, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to mental health condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, and bilateral hearing loss. The claims are being remanded for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further development due to lack of audiometric data from VA examinations, failure to appear, and need for authorization and request of records.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as left ear hearing loss. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service continuity or recurrent symptoms that would warrant granting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a link between his in-service noise exposure and his current condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, lumbar spine osteoarthritis, lichenoid dermatitis, bilateral cataracts, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 17, 2015.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was rated at 30 percent since April 15, 2022. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is manifested by puretone threshold averages and speech recognition scores corresponding to a noncompensable level of hearing loss in both ears, resulting in a denial of an increased disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, including as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with service connection for a back disability and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claims are currently under review.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not warrant higher staged initial ratings during the rating period.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence linking it to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, and the hearing loss disability issue is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board's decision has been reversed by the Court, and service connection for right ear hearing loss is now granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence of a stressor event related to the claimed in-service incidents.