Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened, but the Board is unable to determine if he currently has a disability for VA purposes due to unreliable audiometry results. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for another VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of anthrax vaccination remains pending as new evidence suggests his seizure disorder may be related to the vaccine, but further review is needed.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, a right foot disability, and hearing loss due to lack of in-service records and insufficient medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus, but his claims for right knee, left knee, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for ratings and compensation related to erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, SMC for loss of use of a creative organ, and multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities have been dismissed. The appeal for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, tinnitus, and hearing loss) do not render him unemployable due to his inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is not service-connected. The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are related to his military service, as evidenced by noise exposure during service. The evidence is in equipoise regarding this relationship.

The Board has decided that service connection is granted for tinnitus, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending and requires further examination.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is granted as incurred in service. The other issues of left ear hearing loss, balance disorder, and tinnitus are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal is denied for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for PTSD and a temporary total rating based on hospitalization are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure likely caused his current condition. However, it denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence meeting VA criteria.

Bilateral hearing loss and chronic/recurrent right ankle strain are granted as service-connected.,Left knee arthritis, bunion and metatarsalgia of the right foot, bronchitis, and sinusitis are granted as secondary to service-connected right knee disability.,Left foot disability is denied.,Headaches are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, knee disorder, psychiatric condition, sinusitis, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, is remanded due to the need for further evaluation. The appeal for a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease resulting in his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service noise exposure and that there is continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hearing loss is denied as there is no medical evidence linking his current hearing loss to his military service, including noise exposure.

The claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left ear hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and sleep disorder have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the previously denied claims.,The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic, identifiable hearing loss disability for many years after service and no competent, credible evidence linking the current disability to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, left arm disability, right arm disability, left leg disability, mood disorder (not otherwise specified), and asbestosis are related to service. However, due to the need for further examination and evaluation, these claims have been remanded.