Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and social and industrial survey to assess the impact of his bilateral hearing loss on his employment prospects.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not have its onset in service or within one year of his discharge from service and is not shown to be a result of disease, event, or injury in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.

The Board found that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were aggravated by noise exposure during her period of ACDUTRA, resulting in a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of his records. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, pharyngitis, Eustachian tube dysfunction, a psychiatric disorder, and plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure is related to these conditions. For lichen planus, a compensable rating of 10% was assigned based on less than 5% body surface area affected.

The Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further procedural action regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for a left knee disorder. The initial rating for bilateral hearing loss is also being remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating during the period on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated during service.,An organic disease of the nervous system was not shown within one year following service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable prior to May 13, 2009. As of that date, a compensable rating (10%) has been assigned.,For the TBI with residuals of vertigo issue, an initial 10% rating was granted effective October 27, 2010.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a compensable evaluation for his service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for temporomandibular joint dysfunction prior to October 22, 2014 or since then, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disorder, and high cholesterol.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by service and sensorineural hearing loss may not be presumed to have been. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not become manifest or develop during service, within one year of discharge from service, or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is as likely as not related to his active military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected neurological disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease as due to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of both feet was denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability in either foot and concluded that the Veteran did not have a chronic disease during service or post-service continuity of symptomatology.