Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to have started during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for his right eye and left ear hearing loss, as well as service connection for his right ear hearing loss. The claims are being remanded due to the need for new examinations to assess the current severity of these disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was granted, with a rating of 70 percent effective April 18, 2017.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD and/or medication) is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with borderline psychotic features and hearing loss and tinnitus do not meet the threshold requirement for VR&E benefits as he has overcome his employment handicap through his career progression at the U.S. Forest Service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as Level III in both ears, resulting in a noncompensable rating. The Board found the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability that meets VA criteria.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a proper medical opinion regarding its etiology and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral upper extremity disability, bilateral knee disability, glaucoma, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of bilateral hearing loss and its relation to service. An additional VA opinion is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and migraine headaches have been remanded.,The Veteran previously submitted a claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which was denied due to lack of evidence of current disability and no nexus shown. New and material evidence has now reopened these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, skin cancer, a headache disorder, GERD, and other musculoskeletal issues. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating, and remanded for further examination regarding service connection for PTSD and peripheral vestibular disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, COPD and asthma. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to noise and toxic chemicals, which are found to be related to his current conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there is insufficient evidence regarding the nature of any identified hearing loss disability and its relationship to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that these conditions had their onset in service due to acoustic trauma from small arms fire.

The Board has remanded the claims for hearing loss, hammertoes, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (other than posttraumatic stress disorder), right knee disorder, right hip disorder, right ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, and back disorder. The Veteran's fibromyalgia claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective from the date his claim was received on February 24, 2012.