Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including earlier effective dates and increased ratings. The cause of death is also being reviewed.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work. The matter will also be referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Services for consideration of extraschedular TDIU.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable.,The issue of entitlement to TDIU has been remanded due to the need for additional information regarding the Veteran's employment during the appeal period.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of arthritis, right ear hearing loss for VA purposes, or an acquired psychiatric disability. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion provided were not substantially compliant with the remand directives, necessitating a new addendum opinion to address the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, nerve damage, and systemic arthritis have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is reopened but denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, which did not consider the Veteran's lay statements about his hearing loss since service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids is granted.,The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, neck disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to inadequate opinions regarding the significance of in-service audiometric changes and noise exposure during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability of bilateral hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for swelling and numbness of the right leg is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, sleep apnea with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, scars, tinnitus, history of basal cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of service-connected disabilities prior to November 24, 2008. As such, the Veteran is granted an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss effective from October 31, 2002, and entitlement to a TDIU prior to that date.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis of the bilateral feet and bilateral hearing loss are denied. The Board found no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of current evidence of a hearing loss disability. The Veteran needs to provide VA treatment records from Long Beach, California that may include evidence of his current condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issues due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal with the grant of a combined 100 percent disability rating.