Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection for a bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an eye disorder, including high astigmatism, hypermetropia, and diplopia, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury with memory loss is denied as he does not have such residuals. The claims for PTSD, right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disability, thoracic spine scoliosis (claimed as trauma to the spine), and left ear hearing loss are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, anxiety disorder, sleep disorder, and memory problems. Service connection for sinusitis is also granted as secondary to the service-connected status-post thoracotomy. The appeal was reopened due to new evidence received since previous decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and dismissed the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The issues of service connection for left wrist cyst, right foot disability, upper respiratory disability, sleep disorder, hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, temporomandibular joint disease, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it is related to military service due to exposure to noise.

Service connection granted for tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to active service.,Bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis within one year after service or due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma due to lack of evidence of a current disability. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and initial compensable rating for residuals of bladder cancer are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for reopening of the tinnitus was granted but the service connection itself was denied.

The Board vacated its previous decisions on several issues, including service connection for allergies and diabetes mellitus, increased ratings for tinnitus and alopecia areata, and earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for alopecia areata and tinnitus. The decision also remanded claims for hearing loss and COPD.

The Board has granted secondary service connection for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss, finding that it is caused by his service-connected Meniere's disease.

The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) has ordered a remand due to inadequate reasons and bases in the decision. The matter is now being returned to the Board for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection. The hearing loss claim is denied as there is no indication of a disability during service or after, and the low back condition claim requires further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to service. The VA will need to provide new examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient audiometric evidence and other issues related to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for left knee disability, left eye loss of vision, bilateral hearing loss disability, sinusitis and rhinitis, and hives in January 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further examination and opinion as there is insufficient evidence regarding in-service noise exposure and its relation to current conditions.

The Veteran's representative filed for an increased rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss on July 8, 2016. The Board found that the claim was submitted earlier and granted a 30 percent rating effective from July 8, 2016.

The Veteran's high cholesterol, right elbow disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.,For the low back disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), the Board has found that additional development is needed due to conflicting evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxiety and sleep impairment is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.