Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a perforated left ear tympanic membrane with conductive and high frequency hearing loss is denied as his disability does not meet the criteria for any higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a copy of his July 10, 2015 VA audiogram and scheduling him for an updated VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a permanent threshold shift on his separation audiogram and insufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish service connection.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to provide VA treatment records from January 25, 2005 to August 4, 2017. The appeal is being remanded due to this missing information.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury with residuals, chronic myositis of the para-cervical and para-lumbar spine muscles, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, absence seizures, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's service records need to be verified, including any National Guard or Reserve service, and all updated treatment records should be obtained.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral, right and left ear hearing loss has been reopened. Service connection is granted for the right ear hearing loss. The issue of service connection for the left ear hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right shoulder disorder, a neck disorder, a low back/lumbar spine disorder, dyslipidemia, and erectile dysfunction.,The Board found that there is no evidence of complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions during service. The weight of the competent and probative evidence does not support finding that any current condition had its onset in or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, with the most probative evidence indicating Level III hearing loss bilaterally.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and lupus erythematous are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and treatment records.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as there was no new and material evidence submitted. The appeal for a compensable rating for corneal injury of the right eye with posterior vitreous detachment is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. For the hearing loss claim, the Board has found that VA treatment records need to be obtained and a new VA audiological examination is needed.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection and has also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to noise exposure during active service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a healed left foot fracture has been dismissed.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the appellant's conditions were aggravated during his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial rating of 70 percent. The cases for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to insufficient evidence in the current VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and scars of the left forearm were denied as there was no evidence to support a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for new VA examination and consideration of his testimony regarding increased severity since his last examination.

The Veteran's service-connected schizoaffective disorder, hearing loss, and headaches did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to October 8, 2010.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions provided in the July 2015 decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for enlarged prostate is being remanded due to a lack of a VA examination addressing its relationship to service, including herbicide exposure.