Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure. Additional evidence will be considered as part of a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder condition, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of medical examination records. The Veteran served in active duty from December 1981 to May 1982 and January 1986 to April 1990.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and anxiety disorder, as well as his claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a current disability in any of these conditions.

Your claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ has already provided the requested benefits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable rating in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder disability characterized as degenerative joint disease, acromioclavicular (AC) joint of the left shoulder are remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left shoulder residuals with scar, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and gunshot wound residuals, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran's current hearing loss disability of the right ear is not shown to be incurred in or otherwise the result of his active service.,Service connection was also denied for dental disorder, including loss of teeth, for compensation purposes due to lack of evidence of a compensable dental condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane, so the Board has dismissed these cases.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied as there is no evidence of an earlier claim or raised by the record.

The Board has denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for hypothyroidism. Service connection was granted for poikiloderma of civatte.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, low back disability, and depressive disorder have been granted. The decision also remanded the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his acquired psychiatric condition, hearing loss disability, tinnitus, thoracic/lumbar spine disability, shoulder and knee disabilities, pes planus, eye disabilities, migraine headaches, acid reflux, pseudofolliculitis (PFB), hemorrhoids, pulmonary conditions, including COPD, and Meniere’s disease. The Board has remanded these issues for further action.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as they are no longer relevant.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of current evidence meeting VA compensation criteria.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as non-compensable throughout the appeal period, and thus he is not entitled to an initial compensable rating.

The Veteran's hearing loss claim is being remanded due to the need for updated VA and private treatment records, clarification from a private audiologist regarding test methods used, and another VA audiological examination without hearing aids.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both granted. Bilateral hearing loss is found to have begun during active service, while tinnitus is determined to be a symptom of the now service-connected bilateral hearing loss.