Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and his hypertension is rated as 10 percent. The issues of increased rating for lumbar strain and service connection for a stomach disability secondary to lumbar strain are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is caused or aggravated by her service-connected Meniere's syndrome and/or vertigo. The VA must also obtain any outstanding treatment records from various VA facilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as zero percent prior to May 27, 2015; 10 percent from May 27, 2015 to August 13, 2019; and 20 percent thereafter. The appeal is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current hearing loss is not related to military service or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and service connection for this condition is granted. However, the Veteran's deviated septum was not aggravated by his military service and service connection for this issue is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for neck disability, back disability, left hip disability, left knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability that is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic myelogenous leukemia, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD due to new evidence and other issues. The Veteran will need to provide additional records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and entitlement to service connection for a head condition, to include as secondary to service-connected back disability. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss of the left ear does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service or their relationship to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent prior to November 21, 2019 and 40 percent thereafter. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any period.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and knee disorders.,Service connection was not established for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss or knee disorders as they were determined to be unrelated to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, bladder disability (neurogenic bladder), hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to potential service connection during a period of ACDUTRA or IDT from April 24 to May 16, 1999.

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

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to his active service.,For the inguinal hernias with retained metallic spring in pelvis and surgical scars post-bilateral hernia repair, the Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board has remanded several issues on appeal, including the denial of service connection for right ear hearing loss and the need to determine if a compensable rating is warranted for left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's current audiometric findings do not meet VA criteria for a disability due to impaired hearing in either ear.