Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions and examinations for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and heart palpitations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, left hand/ring finger, lower back, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities. The maximum schedular rating of 10% is assigned for tinnitus.

The appellant has withdrawn all appeals, including those for service connection and evaluations of the veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.

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

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, but has remanded it to obtain clarification on the etiology of her current condition and whether it is aggravated by her service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety), a gastrointestinal disability (including gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)), and insomnia due to outstanding records from service treatment and personnel records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service. The decision is based on credible statements of in-service noise exposure and post-service hearing loss.

The Veteran's hypertension claim was denied in January 2007, but new evidence has not raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction due to service-connected conditions.,Service connection for PVD is denied as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. Service connection for CAD was granted with a 60% rating, effective June 1, 2014.,The Veteran's hypertension claim remains pending and the Board did not address any other claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, but granted it for left ear hearing loss. The decision found that the Veteran did not have current right ear hearing loss disability and was exposed to acoustic trauma in service, leading to a finding of service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral diabetic retinopathy with pseudophakia, depression, fatigue, and communication difficulties (speech) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Meniere’s disease with bilateral hearing loss. The rating assigned for Meniere’s disease was 80 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, and his claims of secondary service connection are denied.

The Board has decided the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has worsened, and he needs a new VA examination to assess its current severity.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability, psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities as there are outstanding VA treatment records that need to be secured.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for low back disorder, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient consideration of all evidence in the file.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his in-service noise exposure and current hearing impairment. The preponderance of the evidence also did not show that his hearing loss manifested within one year of discharge.