Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period due to consistently poor hearing acuity, with no worse than Level I in both ears. The Board denied a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure. The Veteran contends that he experienced significant threshold shifts in his hearing during service, which were not recorded on his separation audiogram.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his requests for increased disability ratings in the aforementioned conditions.

The Board has decided that an additional VA examination is needed to assess the Veteran's current hearing loss, as his last evaluation was in July 2012. The claim for service connection will be remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral shoulder disability, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, left ulnar neuropathy, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. The issues are being remanded due to insufficient evidence on file from 1972 until 2001.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition and its impact on daily life and employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. As a result, these matters are dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability of degenerative joint disease and denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss from June 25, 2010 to February 3, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to April 4, 2016 was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss as of April 4, 2016 was denied.

The appeal for an increased rating for tinnitus is dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for a back disability and Hepatitis C, and these claims are allowed. Further assistance is needed to determine if there is a current disability related to service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as it did not manifest in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology is not established.,The appeal for service connection for right shoulder disability is remanded due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.,The appeal for service connection for right ankle disability is remanded due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.,The appeal for service connection for neck disability is remanded due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.,Further assistance is needed to determine if there is a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military noise exposure during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and migraine headaches are granted as service-connected, with effective dates based on the date of receipt of their respective claims.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence being added to the record since the last supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a foot disorder, an eye disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and a neurological disorder (now claimed as bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome). The Veteran is granted service connection for her foot disorder. Other issues are remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II is remanded.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for hip spurs, spinal bone spurs, and heart condition. The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been dismissed. The issues of service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral hearing loss have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and his reported symptoms of unsteadiness, dizziness, spinning, or loss of balance.