Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, heart condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia). The decision found no new evidence to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was not granted for the heart condition or acquired psychiatric disorders due to lack of a medical link to service.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, but remanded the issue of right ear hearing loss due to potential preexisting condition and aggravation during service.

The Board is remanding the claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, left leg cold injury residuals, and peripheral arterial disease residual of left leg cold injury due to outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded as there may be a current or past hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development due to the need for updated employment evaluations and consideration of all relevant medical records.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and reduction from 10% to noncompensable, as well as compensation for these conditions since March 1, 2016.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The hearing loss claim is also being remanded as the Veteran did not appear at her scheduled VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection was granted for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Board found in favor of the Veteran based on the presence of current disability and symptomatology related to his service-connected condition.,The effective date for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was denied as there was no evidence of a claim prior to August 14, 2012.,An initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Veteran's hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,A higher than 70 percent rating for PTSD was denied as there were no additional symptoms or complications beyond those already established by service connection.,The Board found that the Veteran had not provided new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The Board found that the evidence supported a link between these conditions and his military service, including exposure to noise during combat.

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

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The Board also found that he had a current diagnosis of bilateral knee conditions, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and denied service connection for swollen bilateral ankles.,Service connection was granted for hearing loss and tinnitus due to exposure to loud noises during service. The bilateral knee conditions, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma were not found to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus) do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate examination, as the examiner did not consider the Veteran's reports of long-standing symptoms prior to his VA examination.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is granted as it became manifest during service. The left ear hearing loss disability is denied as the pre-existing condition did not increase in severity during service.

The Veteran's service-connected hearing loss in the left ear is denied. The Veteran's service-connected right knee mild medial lateral instability and strain are both granted with a maximum rating of 20 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a back condition due to insufficient evidence. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the Veteran's failure to appear at a scheduled DRO hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical opinions regarding his ability to work, and further development of federal personnel records and SSA disability records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a lower back disability, bilateral hearing loss due to acoustic trauma, left ear infections, and tinnitus. The Veteran's separation examination took place in May 1975, but he alleges that he was involved in a motor vehicle accident during service. Additional records from Germany are needed, as well as VA examinations to determine the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and need for additional opinions regarding the etiology of his disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss is considered aggravated by service, while tinnitus is found to be a symptom of the now-service-connected bilateral hearing loss.