Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability. The Veteran asserts that his hearing loss is related to acoustic trauma during service, and a VA examiner found no link between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus. Service connection is also remanded for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The issues include benign prostate hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, while his claim to reopen a previous denial of service connection for a skin disorder was granted. Service connection is established for folliculitis but not for other skin disorders.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on his audiometric test results. The claims for service connection of left knee disability, sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including post traumatic stress disorder and depressive disorder) were remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not related to any service-connected disability or to service in any other way, and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unemployable and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 2, 2011.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since January 7, 2011. The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from that date.

The Board dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and inadequate examination, requiring further development of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected.,Both conditions were found to be related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 30 percent since January 19, 2017. The Board found that the evidence supported a higher rating based on his current level of hearing acuity.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military noise exposure. Service connection was denied for right ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the need for updated VA medical records and a current examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because there is no current diagnosis of the condition as defined by VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, left heel spur, right heel spur, right plantar fasciitis, and left ear hearing loss due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran is required to provide information about any treatment providers who have provided care related to these conditions.