Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to October 7, 2014.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 30 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that his disability picture does not warrant an extraschedular evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and bilateral hearing loss were not incurred in service, but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the possibility of worsening since his last VA examination.

Your claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no longer any unresolved issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back spasms, hearing loss, and ulcerative colitis due to missing records from his Army Reserve service. The Veteran must provide information about his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. He also needs a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise with regard to whether these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and an initial compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service for these conditions.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected disabilities, and therefore the claim for cause of death is denied. The DIC claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is also denied as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating for at least ten years immediately preceding his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria.,The Veteran's headaches are not service-connected due to lack of in-service onset and no credible link to active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy are all remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the conditions and service.,The Board also denied service connection for esophageal cancer and skin cancer, noting that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or any other service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination and has not indicated willingness or ability to attend future examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for service-connected hearing loss prior to September 24, 2018 and a rating in excess of 40 percent thereafter is denied. The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a combined evaluation higher than 60 percent, finding that his tinnitus condition was properly incorporated in the existing 60 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions in the December 2017 VA examination.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is rated at 0 percent, as the audiometric results do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.