Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include left shoulder, back, bilateral knee, and hearing loss/tinnitus disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further examination and opinion as the VA examiner's etiology opinion is inadequate.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new evidence supports reopening the claims. The Veteran's current conditions are considered to be related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and depressive disorder. The Veteran's current conditions were not related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues due to lack of VA treatment records, in-service noise exposure documentation, and other necessary development.

The Veteran's appeal regarding tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a head injury as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss was not found to be related to military noise exposure, while tinnitus is presumed to have started during service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for any higher rating based on audiometric testing results.

The Veteran's claim for hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted and found to have begun during active service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, general arthralgia, a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo and dizziness, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The issues are being remanded due to the need for new evidence or further review.

The Veteran's appeals for extraschedular disability ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as TDIU, have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and right ankle disability. The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection.,Service connection was not established for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, but his right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, but denied all other claims due to lack of evidence supporting exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the Board finding that the preponderance of the evidence supports a nexus between in-service noise exposure and the current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the other issues related to left foot disability, chronic dizziness, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis. The Veteran's claim of a 30 percent rating for migraines is granted, but the issue of service connection for internal or external hemorrhoids is remanded.