Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have worsened, and additional examinations are needed to determine the current severity of his PTSD, headaches, right ear hearing loss, CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS, GERD, sleep apnea, and TBI. The Veteran also has new claims for service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's right ankle strain is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,Bilateral hearing loss has not been established as a disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA have not been granted.,Service connection for headaches has not been granted.,The Veteran's left ankle strain is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage requirements for a schedular TDIU. The Board referred the case to the Director of Compensation Service for extra-schedular consideration due to his unemployability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 0 percent, which is not compensable.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The appeals concerning increased ratings for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed.,The appeal concerning service connection for right ear hearing loss has also been dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left knee disability is denied as the evidence does not establish that his current condition had its onset in or is otherwise related to service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains pending and will be remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is currently rated at 30 percent, but no higher, since June 29, 2019. The Board denied increased ratings for the periods before and after this date.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is due to his military service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU prior to November 3, 2014 is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not show a link between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and service connection for left ear hearing loss have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The Board also found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a sleep disorder, including OSA and insomnia, but remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder and bilateral hearing loss have not been established as service-connected.,The Veteran's angioedema has been rated but the claim for a higher rating remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of chronic hearing loss in service or within a presumptive period, and that it was not related to active duty service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and pulmonary heart disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during his active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Board also remanded several issues including entitlement to initial ratings for tinnitus and hearing loss, as well as the reopening of claims for PTSD, right knee disability (now status post total replacement), and left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating and a rating in excess of 10 percent as of December 18, 2018, for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The left eye epiretinal membrane with chorioretinal scar was granted a 10 percent rating from October 31, 2014. For the left knee and right knee conditions, the Veteran's ratings remain unchanged.