Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, facial scar, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder have been granted service connection as they are deemed to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. Service connection for Squamous Cell Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma is denied. A 60 percent rating for Ischemic Heart Disease is granted, and the Veteran is also eligible for SMC under § 1114(s).

The Board has determined that the VA examiners did not adequately consider the Veteran's reports of noise exposure to loud printing presses during service when assessing his claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The case is being remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied because his audiometric test results did not meet the threshold minimum requirements for hearing loss disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385. The Board finds a new examination is necessary to assess the current extent of his hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his gunshot wound to the left forearm was denied. His service connection for bilateral hearing loss and posttraumatic stress disorder were granted, but he is still awaiting new VA examinations for these conditions. The Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial, compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and the retrieval of recent VA treatment records.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected and his bilateral hearing loss is assigned a 10% rating from April 23, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression and remanded it due to need for additional development. The hearing loss claim is also remanded, but PTSD remains unresolved as there was no verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and TBI are remanded.

Allergic rhinitis and multiple joint pains (fibromyalgia) are granted. Service connection for lower back disability is reopened, but denied. Service connection for sarcoidosis and gastrointestinal disorder (IBS) as due to Gulf War illness are remanded.,PTSD rating in excess of 30 percent is remanded, as well as ratings for external hemorrhoids and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 50 percent from October 18, 2017 and thereafter. The claim for a higher rating prior to November 16, 2016 and from November 16, 2016 to October 17, 2017 remains pending and is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for audiometric test results to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss is related to service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including bilateral hearing loss, skin cancer, lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity neurological disability, head trauma residuals, vertigo, and vision disabilities. The effective date for PTSD service connection remains under review.

The Board denied service connection for left and right shin disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded to obtain a VA examination.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder and headaches have been granted service connection.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss has not been established.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's disease, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.