Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for updated VA records and a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and that it is etiologically related to his military service, granting service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for reopening of service connection for headaches, back condition, appendicitis, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder have been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, non-obstructive coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence obtained after a previous final decision.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disorder, and right hand disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to active service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence. However, both issues are remanded as additional medical opinions are needed to determine if there is a link between the conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his in-service noise exposure. The right foot pes planus was also found to have been aggravated by service.,Service connection is granted on an aggravation basis for right foot pes planus, with the presumption of aggravation applying due to pre-existing condition.

The Board has denied service connection for low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The issue of nonservice-connected pension is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show a link between current symptoms and active duty service.

The Board dismissed the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left inguinal hernia due to the Veteran's withdrawal. The issues of service connection for a left wrist disability and bilateral hearing loss disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and BHL have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors, and also has BHL due to noise exposure during service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and PTSD. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hiatal hernia is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder as secondary to a left knee disorder have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of in-service injury or noise exposure related to the claimed conditions.,Service connection was not granted because the VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not due to his military service, and his left and right knee disorders were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss due to lack of audiometric evidence of current right ear hearing loss. The Veteran needs to be afforded a new VA audiological examination to determine if he currently has right ear hearing loss.