Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship to active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in addressing the Veteran's lay evidence and the rationale of a VA audiologist's opinion. The claim will be reconsidered with an addendum opinion from a VA audiologist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a hearing disability during service and insufficient medical opinion to establish a link between current hearing loss and military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and its relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of PTSD. The claims are being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and an initial compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's hearing loss has worsened since his last VA examination, and the Board is requesting a new examination to determine if the March 2019 test results can be converted to speech discrimination scores.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The Veteran's stomach cancer and sinusitis claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection as they have been granted in full by the RO.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for PTSD were denied. The Veteran was also denied an effective date prior to October 28, 2015, for TDIU on a schedular basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of a head injury (including vertigo and headaches), and neck disability due to outstanding treatment records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma from working on loud diesel engines.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for left ear hearing loss was granted. Service connection is established for tinnitus, but not for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss or onychomycosis of the bilateral feet.