Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine degenerative arthritis of C3-4, left ear hearing loss, and left shoulder subacromial bursitis are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied as the condition is not shown to be caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims were both denied due to lack of evidence meeting VA compensation criteria.,Service connection for sialoadenitis (partial parotidectomy) was granted, but the Veteran did not receive a compensable rating as his condition is currently noncompensably disabling.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and breathing condition (COPD and pneumonia) were denied as there was no in-service incurrence or relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the complexity of the issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate and invalid examination results, potential noise exposure based on his MOS, and lack of private treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was submitted. The Board also found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including TDIU and evaluations for various conditions. The Board has determined that these issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of TDIU and has therefore remanded all matters.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the case for further action on bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence and need for a valid audiological examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible assertions of in-service noise exposure and current symptomatology, with no evidence of a nexus to service.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be service-connected as it is at least as likely as not incurred in service, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 20% for bilateral hearing loss from February 3, 2012 to October 14, 2016 was denied. The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of a 20% rating for his bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for headaches due to insufficient evidence.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because the evidence does not show current audiometric findings that meet the criteria for a grant of service connection for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and tinnitus have been reopened. The Board found new evidence that supports the claim of tinnitus having onset during active service and is related to a service-connected TBI.

The Board denied a TDIU prior to January 1, 2012 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to exposure to noise during active duty.,Service connection for myasthenia gravis and eye disability secondary to MG are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to in-service noise exposure, and thus grants service connection for this condition.