Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral and left ear hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Veteran did not have hearing loss during service or within one year after discharge. The VA examiner concluded that any current hearing loss is not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, including his in-service noise exposure and its relation to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development, including VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for otitis media, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus II (due to Agent Orange exposure), right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability. The claim for reopening of the otitis media claim was granted but service connection is not established.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's self-reported history of tinnitus since service is credible and consistent with his military occupation. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between current hearing loss and service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Parkinson's disease, but denied service connection for an eye disability and residuals of a head injury. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is linked to in-service acoustic trauma and closed head injury. His Parkinson's disease is more likely related to his in-service head injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to service or in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not start during or immediately after his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his conditions, particularly regarding his TBI and radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, obstructive sleep apnea, and peripheral vestibular disease. The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are also being evaluated further.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment in a sedentary capacity. The Board denied the claim for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss of the left ear and denied service connection for tuberculosis, hypertension, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The decision on hearing loss is based on conceded in-service noise exposure and positive VA nexus opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his lumbar spine disability, as he does not have loss of use of one or more lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hemangioma of the liver due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran will need VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

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

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, migraines secondary to service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are all granted. However, the Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his low back disability, left hip disability, and PTSD is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and insomnia).