Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not require regular aid and attendance or make him housebound, as he can manage his daily activities despite the disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as the appeal regarding an earlier effective date for coronary artery disease. The Veteran's claim of service connection for coronary artery disease was previously denied in February 2013 due to lack of evidence supporting his active service in Vietnam. However, a subsequent buddy statement and review of service treatment records indicated he served in Vietnam. The earliest possible effective date is June 20, 2016, the date the Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim was received.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable due to the lack of meeting the criteria for a compensable rating based on audiometric test results.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, specifically noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, median nerve paralysis (left hand), median nerve paralysis (right hand), carpal tunnel syndrome (left hand), and carpal tunnel syndrome (right hand).

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disability, left knee disability, and hypertension due to incomplete review of the record. Additional audiological opinions are needed regarding the onset and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 9, 2011 for the grant of a TDIU rating as there was no evidence showing he was unable to engage in substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities before that date.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection as it had its onset in active service. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder, right ear hearing loss, and malaria. The claim to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the inconsistency in previous audiometric test results.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral knee strain, costochondritis (claimed as a right-side rib cage injury), bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The Board found no current disabilities that meet VA criteria for these conditions.

The Veteran's right knee disability, left and right ear hearing loss disabilities, and tinnitus are all granted as service-connected. The lumbar spine disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple service-connected disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The claim of entitlement to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma is also granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and ED as secondary to service-connected disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea have been granted.,The Veteran's claim for right-hand skin condition has not been reopened.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the service connection for migraines and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.