Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, right lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic lumbar strain with mild disc disease, migraines, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of July 27, 2015.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss did not manifest during active service or to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active service, and the most probative evidence of record shows that the bilateral hearing loss is not etiologically related to active service. Therefore, the criteria for service connection have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, were denied as there is no current diagnosed disability for VA purposes and the claimed stressor was not corroborated by credible supporting evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection and his hearing loss disability is not entitled to a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability.,Service connection for residuals of coccyx fracture is denied as there is no evidence of such a condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are related to his service, with the evidence being at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions began during service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with a prior remand directive and to address the requirements of CUE in a 1989 rating decision. The claim will be readjudicated after any necessary development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was granted. Effective dates were not assigned for other claims due to lack of information.

The Veteran's appeal regarding bilateral upper extremity frostbite residuals was withdrawn. The claim for service connection for a deviated septum has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's deviated septum, bilateral pes planus, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. Service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between service and hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae and folliculitis with an effective date of June 19, 2000.

The Board has decided the appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records. A new VA audiology examination is also required.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active service. Service connection was also granted for tinnitus but not for a sinus disorder due to lack of evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty service, with no current evidence of intercurrent causes. Service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that no request to reopen the claims was made before June 12, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are etiologically related to his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal before the Board could make a decision, thus dismissing the appeal.