Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's obstructive lung disease, including COPD and bronchitis, is not service-connected as it is neither proximately due to nor aggravated by his service-connected restrictive lung disease.,Prior to June 6, 2016, the Veteran’s bilateral hearing loss was rated at 20 percent. Beginning June 6, 2016, the rating for bilateral hearing loss has been increased to 30 percent.

The Veteran's sensorineural bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected, with the Board finding that they are at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

Your claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as moot since it was already decided.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no nexus between these conditions and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss did not begin during his military service and is not related to any in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as it is related to his service, with the exception of a ruptured right ear drum which has not been diagnosed.,Coronary artery disease and erectile dysfunction are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's bilateral ear hearing loss disability is granted as it is attributable to noise exposure during his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10% and the claim for a higher rating is denied. The hearing loss claim is remanded due to lack of recent audiometric evaluations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, left ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, sinus disability, and gastrointestinal disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, but denied service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the evidence of record showing a current diagnosis of schizophrenia within one year of discharge from service.

The Veteran's right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep disorder are not service-connected.,The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service for these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to service, as his hearing loss was not shown during service or within one year of separation, and there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 10 percent from May 3, 2017. The Board found that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating prior to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected vertigo is granted, with the Board finding that his current diagnosis of chronic vertigo is related to exposure to contaminants in the water at Camp Lejeune during service.,Service connection for a respiratory disability (to include asthma and COPD), heart disability, hypertension, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome are remanded due to lack of medical evidence addressing these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the right knee condition, right leg injury, sleep apnea, hearing loss, and PTSD rating. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for heart arrhythmia, headaches, hearing loss disability, and ulcer disease. The claims of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.