Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is being remanded. The Board will request the Veteran to provide information regarding his employment history and determine if he meets the schedular criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's hypertension claim, including as due to exposure to herbicide agents and secondary to PTSD, is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's low back disorder is related to service and granted.,Bilateral hearing loss was not found during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for updated VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence did not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right deltoid ligament sprain and service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection for a back disability is remanded due to inadequate opinions.

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

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 25, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss but granted it for right ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's exposure to acoustic trauma during service and a significant threshold shift in his right ear.

Your service connection claims for hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, seasonal allergies, left ear hearing loss, and non-specific joint pain have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for residuals of ovarian cancer, status post total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. You are also entitled to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for squamous cell supraglottic larynx carcinoma (claimed as throat cancer) associated with herbicide exposure.,Service connection for enlarged prostate was denied.

The Veteran's service connection for left and right ear hearing loss is denied as there was no increase in severity during or after service, and the current level of disability does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The left ear hearing loss was rated as noncompensable, tinnitus received a 10 percent rating, and PTSD remained at the 50 percent level.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and service, including noise exposure.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a back disability, and a bilateral wrist disability. The Veteran will be afforded VA examinations in order to determine if her conditions are related to service.