Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during reserve duty.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the case for further examination regarding tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and active military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The case is remanded to obtain the Veteran's military personnel records and determine the etiology of his thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ must obtain her complete service personnel records and service treatment records, as well as military dependent treatment records from multiple military facilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted with an effective date of May 17, 2017. The Board denied a request for earlier effective dates.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence received since a final August 2009 rating decision that relates to the basis for the prior denial and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was dismissed because he withdrew the appeal before a decision could be made.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence does not show a current disability or that any such disabilities are related to military service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to in-service hazardous noise exposure and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the VA examination for hearing loss and tinnitus is inadequate, as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service noise exposure. The appeal is being remanded to obtain a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of healed injury right wrist is denied as the evidence does not show ankylosis or more than limitation of motion.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is denied because there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support their onset during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically for bilateral hearing loss and thyroid condition. The remaining issues are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for residuals of right ear surgery, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected, with no specific rating assigned and effective date not specified.

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis and enthesopathy, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, tinnitus, and cognitive disability (including Alzheimer's disease) are all granted as service-connected. The Veteran is also eligible for an automobile and/or specially adapted equipment.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of all pending appeals by his representative.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was granted, and he is now entitled to service connection for PTSD and variously diagnosed associated psychiatric disability.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further examination and evaluation.