Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure. A new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss is related to service.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened, and the case is remanded to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability due to an insufficient medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a respiratory condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to further development being necessary.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the addition of VA records since the March 2018 SOC. The Veteran has not responded within the required time frame, and an SOC must be issued.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded due to additional development needed.,Specifically, the Board will conduct further evidentiary development on these issues.

The Veteran's claim to reopen the PTSD service connection is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea, secondary to depressive disorder, is denied.,Service connection for hypertension, secondary to depressive disorder, is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hearing loss is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, but needs further clarification from a medical opinion.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Appellant's withdrawal of her appeals.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, thus these issues are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for bilateral hearing loss from 70% to 10% was proper, effective June 1, 2010. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Veteran's claim for left knee disorder has been reopened and granted. The claim for tinnitus is also granted, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.,The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the left knee disorder claim, granting service connection for tinnitus, and remanding the claims for right knee rating and left knee secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a bilateral foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The decision also denied the Veteran's claims for these conditions based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, as well as his claim for TDIU, were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for bilateral hearing loss or a schedular rating for bilateral recurrent tinnitus. For TDIU, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment outside of a protected environment.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his in-service injury. The hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy claims are remanded due to inadequate VA examination.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding its onset during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to in-service acoustic trauma.