Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran will need a VA examination to clarify his service connection claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus need additional development due to missing examination reports.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is insufficient evidence to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diarrhea of uncertain etiology due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran is advised that failure to report for these examinations could result in denial of his claims.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The claims for low back disability, retinal detachment (left eye), and left sciatic radiculopathy are remanded as they may be related to service.

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

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed because he limited his appeal to tinnitus, which the VA granted a 10% rating for.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has awarded a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an earlier effective date prior to May 28, 2014. The case is being remanded for the Director of VA's Compensation Service to determine if the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to that date.

The Board has found that a remand is necessary for further medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for PTSD was also denied due to the lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for compensable ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and punctured eardrums.

The Board has denied service connection for fatigue, bilateral hearing loss, anxiety, sleep apnea, a heart disability, and melanoma of the abdomen with residual scar due to asbestos and TCE exposure. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was not enough evidence to link his current hearing loss disability to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hand condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that the Veteran did not have a current disability for these conditions and that there was no causal relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of an adequate examination. The Veteran is presumed to have experienced in-service noise exposure, but his current hearing loss may not be directly linked to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected due to noise exposure during active duty and reserve training.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his hearing loss claim is remanded for further review.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but finds that further development is needed to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his left knee disability and right knee disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since April 1, 2013. The Board has granted a TDIU effective that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied, while his claim for service connection for right foot disorder is granted.