Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand four issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions: IVDS, bilateral leg radiculopathy, and left ear hearing loss. More contemporaneous examinations are needed for these issues.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether it is related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is reopened, and the case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded for additional examinations and opinions. The remaining issues have been held in abeyance pending further development of his obstructive sleep apnea claim.

The Veteran is seeking a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 23, 2013.,Since September 23, 2013, the Veteran has been found eligible for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to July 14, 2021 and a rating in excess of 20 percent since July 14, 2021. The claim for TDIU was remanded.

The Board granted restoration of the 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for other conditions, as well as a TDIU.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to reassess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, eye condition, headaches, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, heart condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), insomnia, and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss was dismissed because he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for hearing loss, tinnitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diverticulitis have been dismissed. The appeal seeking service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of spinal meningitis, to include myasthenia gravis, as additional development is required.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss are granted service connection. The acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is also granted as due to military sexual trauma.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The VA examiner will need to provide opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for diabetes.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of esophageal surgery was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss. The claim for right ear hearing loss was denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran testified that his hearing loss started during service, but the VA examiner did not consider this testimony.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability has been rated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period, with no evidence of worsening that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, rheumatoid arthritis, a recurrent sleep disorder, and a lumbar spine disability as well as the claim for TDIU due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration.