Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and trouble sleeping as there is no current disability in either condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral arm/shoulder disability, low back disability, left knee disability, bilateral ankle and foot disabilities, bilateral eye disability (claimed as myopia), left ear hearing loss, and PTSD. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability or a causal relationship to military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus was denied due to lack of new and material evidence, resulting in a denial.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of current disability meeting VA criteria.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a rating of 70 percent, effective August 17, 2011.,Bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's hearing loss rating is being remanded for further examination and consideration of new evidence. The reduction from 10 percent to noncompensable was also reviewed, but more information is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The claims for increased ratings for major depressive disorder, sinusitis, GERD with irritable bowel syndrome, and migraine headaches were also denied.

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

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent evaluation, but not more. The TDIU claim is denied and the hearing loss claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The criteria for reopening the claim for bilateral hearing loss have been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss have been denied as there is no evidence of current disability during the pendency of the claim.,Service connection has also been denied for a left hip disability, a left shoulder disability (secondary to fibromyalgia), and right lower extremity neuropathy secondary to service-connected multiple sclerosis.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain a new VA opinion regarding the service connection of tinnitus and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection are not currently supported by evidence demonstrating a current disability that began during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the issues on appeal have become moot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied in the August 2014 rating decision. The Board has reopened these claims due to new evidence received since then, but remanded them for further examination as the June 2014 VA opinion was inadequate.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in April 2019 was inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ear hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus need further examination and evidence collection, as the current VA examination report is inadequate.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated at a noncompensable level, but the Board has granted a compensable rating of 10% for the entire appeal period.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits claims are remanded due to the need for extraschedular consideration, as his service-connected conditions do not meet the schedular requirements prior to September 8, 2015.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the underlying claim.