Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's neck disability and bilateral hearing loss, as well as to schedule new VA examinations for these conditions. The appeal will be returned to the Board after further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back condition is etiologically related to service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.,Regarding bilateral hearing loss, the evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not caused by in-service noise exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not warrant a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation criteria, as his audiometric results consistently showed Level I hearing in both ears.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice, lack of a VA examination, and other procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated by military service. The claim will be readjudicated based on this additional information.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for an opinion from his treating audiologist regarding his right ear hearing loss.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not warrant a compensable rating, as his puretone thresholds and speech discrimination scores did not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation.

The Veteran's sleep apnea disability is found to have developed during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that right ear hearing loss was not evident during service or until many years thereafter and is not shown to have been caused by any in-service event. The claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, for substitution purposes, is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not meet the criteria for an extraschedular rating, as their combined effects are adequately captured by the current schedular evaluations.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as it was not incurred or aggravated during his military service, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss disabilities and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left ear hearing loss disability was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered additional development to verify the appellant's exact dates of service and obtain VA treatment records. The appeal will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The hearing loss and eye disorder claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied, as he does not have a disabling hearing loss. The Board granted service connection for tinnitus.