Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD was denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions, and the stressor claimed by the Veteran could not be verified.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims should be remanded for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the etiology of his hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure and ear infections.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but granted service connection for right knee degenerative changes.,The Veteran's genitourinary disability (orchialgia and varicocele) is pending due to a remand.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for hearing loss of the right ear is granted. The case is remanded for a new VA examination to determine if his hearing loss in the right ear had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from his separation in 1976 and employment physicals.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for foot, neck, back disabilities, and a TDIU. The Veteran's claim for PTSD is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his military service. The appeal regarding a bilateral knee condition is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and earlier effective dates has been dismissed. The Board has remanded several issues including service connection claims due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and an effective date prior to August 18, 2009, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied. The Board found that there is no legal authority for the assignment of an effective date prior to August 18, 2009, for the awards of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus under the circumstances presented.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus on a presumptive basis due to exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty.

The Veteran's initial rating for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned. The claims for increased ratings of lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased evaluations of his various disabilities has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The Board will consider whether these conditions are related to service based on new evidence provided by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of sufficient severity to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for a Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) rating.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which are currently considered service-connected.

The claim for service connection for skin rash was denied in 2009, but reopened due to new evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion on the issues of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disability, and skin disability.