Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status or the need for aid and attendance was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not result in such a need.,The appellant's claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits was granted due to her income being below the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) during the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and cold injury to both feet, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for lateral collateral ligament sprain, chronic/recurrent, left ankle and right ankle have been remanded due to inadequate examination reports.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been remanded due to an inadequate examination report.

Your claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for review of additional medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examinations and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements. The issues of service connection for various disabilities are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claim for a subsistence allowance is denied, and the reduction of his pension benefits is remanded due to lack of issuance of an SOC.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the new evidence received since the September 2007 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss. Therefore, the claim remains denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss disability due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision is based on the evidence not meeting VA criteria for a disability in the case of right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical opinions regarding his claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as an increased rating for ischemic heart disease. The effective date for the award of service connection for ischemic heart disease remains unresolved.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure and granting the benefit of doubt.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened, but the issue of whether his hearing loss is related to service remains pending due to an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and its onset in service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's chronic headaches have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.,His claim for a higher evaluation for tinnitus has been denied, with the highest possible rating already assigned.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease at L2-L3 and L4-L5, severance of service connection for right ear hearing loss (previously rated as bilateral hearing loss), an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left ear hearing loss, and TDIU. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's low back disability and left ear hearing loss do not meet the criteria for service connection. The right ankle disability is remanded to determine if it is related to service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions. The rating for the lumbar spine disability was reduced from 40 percent to 30 percent, but this reduction is being reviewed.