Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding hearing loss, increased ratings for tinnitus, otitis externa, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was granted service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear speech discrimination scores and a need for further audiometric testing. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss disability is pending, while his service connection for memory loss issue remains unresolved.

The Veteran's hearing loss, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left shoulder bursitis have been granted service connection. A rating of 20 percent for the left shoulder bursitis has also been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability found, and thus the criteria for service connection have not been met.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, speech disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient examination reports. The Veteran is also being asked to provide updated VA treatment records.

The Board has denied service connection for right wrist, eye, and migraine headache disabilities. The Veteran's claim of PTSD is also remanded as the examiner needs to determine if it was caused by a sexual assault during his honorable period of service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have originated during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. Service connection for hyperlipidemia is denied as it does not constitute a disability warranting compensation. The issues of bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, hypertension, sinusitis, and pulmonary fibrosis are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and loss of teeth due to new evidence received since the last statement of the case.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened and granted. The evidence shows that the Veteran's hearing loss was caused by noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim is reopened, but further evaluation and evidence are needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for low back disorder and hearing loss, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's claims for left knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension were denied as they are not related to service. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or exposure that could support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied as the claim was untimely filed.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD is denied as his symptoms do not warrant a 100% rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for vitiligo have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as his test results did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C and hearing loss due to potential new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable due to the results of audiometric testing, which showed Level I hearing impairment in both ears.