Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and will need a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss is related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing service records and the need for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to outstanding medical evidence and addendum opinions.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is found to be due to noise exposure during his military service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is not shown to be productive of more than Level I hearing acuity in each ear, and therefore an initial compensable disability rating for this condition has been denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus and sleep apnea are granted as service-connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to PTSD, herbicide exposure, or both.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and COPD. The claims will be reviewed with additional medical opinions to consider the evidence of ongoing damage from acoustic trauma.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they involve issues related to service connection, which requires further examination and evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, COPD, OSA, and gastrointestinal disorder have all been denied. The effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus has also been denied.

The Veteran's appeal regarding an initial rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus has been denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been reopened, but the evidence does not support a grant of service connection in any of these cases.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inconsistent and steep changes in his hearing impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a 2015 VA examination report, and the need for new medical opinion. The Veteran will be asked to provide names of healthcare providers who have treated him for hearing loss, and any records will be obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. Bilateral hearing loss is presumed to have been incurred in service due to acoustic trauma, while tinnitus is considered a symptom of the service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for chest pain, headaches, and torn labrum left shoulder are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an upper gastrointestinal disorder due to the Veteran's failure to appear for VA examinations. The claims are being returned for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for bilateral hearing loss and a headache disorder.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are granted as service connected.