Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bladder cancer is granted due to presumed exposure at Camp Lejeune. Bilateral hearing loss and skin cancer claims are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from April 17, 2009, to December 11, 2013, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and seborrheic dermatitis.

The Board has determined that the March 2011 VA audiological examination is inadequate and remands the case for a supplemental VA opinion to address whether the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and remanded the remaining issues to obtain additional VA treatment records, address the Veteran's assertions regarding his psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability, and schedule appropriate examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, were denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was not granted as the disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service connection claim for low back disability is granted as his current low back disability is a chronic disability and he has experienced continuity of symptomatology since the injury during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and clarifying the nature of the Appellant's National Guard service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain updated treatment records. The issues are related to the evaluations of his service-connected left ear hearing loss, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with patellar tendinitis, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome with patellar tendinitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service, with all doubts resolved in favor of the Veteran. Therefore, service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the reduction in the evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from a 10 percent rating to a noncompensable rating, effective January 1, 2013, was proper.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from his former employer and providing a VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between current conditions and in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea. The claims are granted as they meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is attributable to noise exposure during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease are being remanded due to the need for additional development including scheduling a VA examination while incarcerated.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bladder cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during the Veteran's military service.