Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, depression, and insomnia are all granted as service-connected.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal of service connection for left ear hearing loss. Service connection is granted for lumbar spine condition, but the claims for headaches, IBS, a left knee condition, and bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve pain are remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasoning in a previous opinion regarding the Veteran's left ear hearing loss. The Veteran needs another opinion on whether her current hearing loss is related to service, including considering evidence of prior noise exposure and surgery for an acoustic neuroma.

The Veteran's right knee impairment (instability) prior to September 21, 2015 is rated at 10 percent and not higher.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,Service connection for a low back disorder, left ankle disorder, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy/tremors, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy/tremors, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy/tremors is remanded due to outstanding medical records and further evaluation being necessary.

The Veteran's diabetes is granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is approximately balanced as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations. The issues of service connection for hearing loss, thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc changes, skin disease, and chronic fatigue are all inextricably intertwined.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further development due to inconsistencies in the VA examination findings and lack of consideration of certain separation examination results.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic arthritis, left knee is granted. The Board also found that the Veteran has current sensorineural hearing loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps/tinea barbae) but remanded to obtain a VA examination for his hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further evaluation. His claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is also being remanded, as well as his TDIU prior to December 20, 2021.

Your claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted, but the decision is not binding on VA and does not establish a new effective date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and gastrointestinal disorder have been remanded due to new evidence received since the final October 2014 rating decision. The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under the Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Act.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, while his allergic rhinitis is granted a non-compensable rating prior to August 27, 2015 and a 10 percent rating thereafter. The Veteran's left ankle disability remains denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 20 percent from January 7, 2020 onwards. The Board denied higher ratings for the period prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability has been granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's current diagnoses of left ear sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings in excess of 40 percent for prostate cancer and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.