Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's headaches are not related to his service, but he has bilateral hearing loss that is related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining updated treatment records from GR Health.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and acoustic neuroma due to additional development being required.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is found to be related to noise exposure during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability did not have its onset during active service or within one year of service discharge, and is not otherwise related to active service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to April 22, 2016. The Board granted TDIU on this basis.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if the appellant was insane at the time of his offenses, and whether he incurred a TBI during service. The VA will obtain additional medical records and arrange for an examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of an effective date earlier than December 7, 2016 for the grant of a 100 percent disability evaluation for an acquired psychiatric disorder, entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining audiogram records and providing an opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in the VA audiological examinations and the need to obtain private medical records.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been granted. The Board found that the evidence supported a finding of entitlement to this higher rating based on the severity of his IBS symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left wrist condition and bilateral hearing loss are service-connected based on direct evidence, with no presumption of service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a laceration of the left great toe and bilateral hearing loss disability have been granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for GERD. The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is found to be etiologically related to service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for retinitis pigmentosa and bilateral hearing loss, and finds that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for a hearing loss disability of the left ear and has found no legal basis for awarding service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes. The remaining issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during service and is considered service-connected.

The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for tinnitus and irritable bowel syndrome (to include as secondary to PTSD), but not for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, skin cancer, or degenerative joint disease of the left knee or right knee. The Veteran's hypertension was also found not to be related to service.