Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, coronary artery disease, hypertension, enteropathy, polyuria, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been dismissed. The Board has also dismissed his appeal for a TDIU due to the assignment of a 100% schedular rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's death is not considered service-connected, and the Board has ordered additional development to address the cause of death. The issue of service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disease, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 30 percent effective November 21, 2013. He is seeking an earlier effective date for this rating.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted petitions to reopen service connection claims for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left and right wrists, as well as a claim for sleep apnea syndrome secondary to migraine headaches. The claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss disability is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis and remanded the issues of service connection for left hand condition, right ear hearing loss, and various contusions. The Veteran is also required to undergo additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not shown to have manifested in service or within one year thereafter, and the Board found that it is less likely than not related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected. The appeal for service connection for a neck disability and psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a psychiatric disorder and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim based on these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right leg condition is denied. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, depression, PTSD) and headaches are remanded.,Further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions are needed to determine their etiology.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is related to service, and remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from the date of this decision. The rating reflects significant occupational and social impairment.

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 acoustic trauma.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the conditions are at least as likely as not caused by noise exposure during military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension need further examination and opinion to determine if they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's mild facet arthropathy (claimed as low back injury) and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted service connection. The right shoulder disability, left knee replacement, right knee replacement, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are denied service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient examination findings regarding their onset in service or relationship to diabetes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, chronic mastoiditis, and hypertension as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal seeking to reopen a previously denied service connection claim for hypothyroidism was dismissed. Service connection for right ear hearing loss and lumbar degenerative disc disease were granted, but the issue of right leg radiculopathy is remanded.