Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and workers compensation records. The case will be re-adjudicated after the additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is due to exposure to loud noise during service, and his symptoms have been continuous since service separation. As such, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted as his current hearing loss can be linked to combat exposure during active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not originate during service, were not shown to be related to in-service noise exposure, and therefore denied both claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the October 2012 VA examination and the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of his current hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination for his bilateral hearing loss and issuance of a Statement of the Case regarding the issues of reopening his enlarged prostate claim and service connection for PTSD.

The Board found that the appellant's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are rated appropriately at their maximum schedular ratings, thus denying any higher initial ratings.

The Board has determined that the VA examination is inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to address whether the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are delayed responses to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation and service connection have been remanded.,His claims for reopening of service connection for migraine headaches and bilateral hearing loss were granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, but granted service connection for tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, as well as his requests for increased ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and is not related to his military noise exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is etiologically related to an inservice injury, event, or disease and has been granted service connection.

The combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disability.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is consistent in morphology with noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasoning in its decision, and a new VA examination is required to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating under VA's schedular criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hearing loss prior to May 28, 2014 and found that leukoplakia was not service-connected due to lack of evidence supporting its connection to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is not related to his military service and has denied his claim for service connection.