Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a VA examination to determine the current severity of bilateral hearing loss, an opinion on whether the Veteran's headaches are related to service, and a determination of any in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death and its relation to service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and has ordered a remand for further examination to determine the presence of current diagnoses of asbestosis, mesothelioma, and gastrointestinal residuals from a in-service stabbing. The pleural plaques claim is also remanded.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction.,Service connection is also granted for a dental condition for treatment purposes only. However, the claim of service connection for hearing loss and memory loss is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are remanded due to inadequate examination reports and need further consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, to include as secondary to bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure. The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current hearing loss and/or tinnitus had its clinical onset during active service or is related to any in-service disease, event, or injury, including specifically military noise exposure.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for PTSD from November 1, 2008 and an earlier effective date of May 28, 1970 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's Meniere's Syndrome and hearing loss are not addressed in this decision.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, effective from April 14, 1998. The decision also grants an earlier effective date of April 14, 1998.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of his appeals.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, respiratory disorders other than asthma including chronic cough, COPD and RAD, and sleep apnea syndromes are reopened. The claim of service connection for a thoracic spine disorder (secondary to right shoulder disability), a cervical spine disorder (secondary to right shoulder disability), chronic fatigue syndrome (secondary to sleep apnea syndromes), and migraines (secondary to cervical spine disorder) is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and his military service. The Board noted that while the Veteran was exposed to noise during service, he had normal hearing upon separation and post-service occupational noise exposure may be more likely related to his current hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds new and material evidence to support these claims. The appeals are granted in part.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and unspecified depression were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20% for bilateral hearing loss or a rating in excess of 70% for unspecified depression.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether this condition was incurred during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic headaches, positional vertigo, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus, have prevented him from securing or maintaining gainful employment prior to July 31, 2017. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that there was no evidence of onset or continuity of symptoms in service, and thus denied these claims.