Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to address the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for lumbar degenerative disc and joint disease and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the service-connected scar, right lower abdomen, status post appendectomy.,The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

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 and that any potential hearing loss did not occur in or is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on VA examination results and audiometric testing.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of back disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it was aggravated in service and not due to natural progression.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and needs further examination for a proper determination of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left shoulder arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims. The claim for hypertension is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity and nature of his condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing loss, and a new examination is needed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, dry eye syndrome, tension and migraine headaches, and vertigo associated with his service-connected TBI are all granted. The rating for the dry eye syndrome is separate from the TBI rating, as it is a residual of the TBI.