Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied in January 2011. He filed a petition to reopen his claims on May 31, 2018, which was granted with an effective date of May 31, 2018. The Board found no earlier effective date is warranted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the October 2017 VA examination regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. A new medical opinion is needed to determine if the hearing loss is related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete or outdated medical records. The Veteran is asked to provide updated VA and private treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection claim for recurrent acute bronchitis is granted. The claims for bilateral eye disability (glaucoma), OSA, and left knee disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss. The Veteran contends that his hearing loss is related to noise exposure during service, but a VA examiner found no evidence of delayed-onset hearing loss and cited an IOM report as support for this conclusion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and remanded.,The claims of service connection for left shoulder disability and right shoulder disability have also been remanded due to new evidence received within one year of the AOJ decisions denying these conditions in 2015.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied as there is no evidence of chronic tinnitus during service or a current diagnosis attributable to service.

Service connection for ischemic heart disease, to include coronary atherosclerosis, is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agent during service in Korea. The Veteran's skin cancer and hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that her current hearing loss did not have its onset within one year after service and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence received since the March 2016 rating decision. The Veteran's assertions include exposure to noise during service, post-service occupational noise exposure, and long-standing hearing problems.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent from January 28, 2022. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted prior to this date.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient reasoning in the VA examiner's opinion regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran contends that his current hearing loss is related to noise exposure during service, but the examiner found no evidence of delayed onset hearing loss and did not adequately address secondary service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's current tinnitus is considered a direct result of his military service, while the right ear hearing loss did not manifest during service and does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran did not have current hearing loss disabilities as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from October 16, 2009, through April 5, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU during this period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death and denied his application for VA survivor's pension due to insufficient evidence showing a causal link between his service-connected conditions and his death, as well as his income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied as she does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss. The Board finds the VA medical opinion inadequate and remands for an addendum to address the nature and etiology of tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left ear hearing loss due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to potential issues with audiometric test results conversion, as well as recent audiogram results not being available in the VA records.