Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability.

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

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as his disability does not more closely approximate a compensable rating.

The Veteran's right ankle disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling throughout the appeal period. The evidence does not show a marked limitation of motion, which is required for a higher rating. For TDIU, the Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating was found to be less than 60% and he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU based on his education and work experience.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board found that his current hearing loss is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, but his unemployability is due to these disabilities. The Board has remanded the case to determine if an extraschedular TDIU rating is warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to June 10, 2011.

The Veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's hearing loss disability evaluation guidelines.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as she does not have a current disability that meets the VA criteria for hearing loss. The claims for service connection for vertigo, shoulder disability, and back disability are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the etiology of his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, including whether they are related to in-service exposure to aircraft engine noise or jet fuels.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not render him unable to secure or maintain a substantially gainful occupation, as his previous employment experience was in an environment with 'very little noise,' which does not exacerbate his hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his in-service noise exposure, meeting the criteria for service connection.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has been rated at 40 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board denied an increased rating for this condition.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The preponderance of the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating prior to April 1, 2017 and a rating in excess of 10 percent from April 1, 2017 onward.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not establish a direct relationship between his conditions and active duty.

The Board found no evidence of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, IHD, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since June 1, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been granted a 50% rating effective October 25, 2016. The hearing loss claim has been denied.