Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are attributable to service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current bilateral hip, knee, or hearing loss disabilities for VA purposes and therefore service connection cannot be granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from the September 2012 VA examiner to address the nature and etiology of his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's photophobia is related to his service-connected cerebrovascular disease with seizures. The claims for a vision disorder other than photophobia and a cognitive disorder are also granted as secondary to the service-connected cerebrovascular disease with seizures.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded substantially gainful employment prior to January 19, 2012. TDIU was granted for this period.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain clarification on the relationship between the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus and his military service, including noise exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is not related to service, specifically noting a lack of significant shift in hearing threshold during active service and exposure to occupational noise after service.

The Board found no evidence of a hearing loss disability in service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be etiologically related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected as they did not develop during his active duty service. The evidence does not show an increase in severity of pre-existing hearing loss due to noise exposure during service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his active service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service, including exposure to acoustic trauma. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no current conditions that met the criteria for service connection, except for migraine headaches and erectile dysfunction (ED) with Peyronie's disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss was not incurred or related to his active service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence showing a pre-service onset or aggravation during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is not related to his active service, including noise exposure. The evidence does not establish a nexus between the current disability and in-service injury.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection and ratings for positional vertigo, PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss prior to May 9, 2007, and from May 9, 2007.