Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure is at least as likely as not related to his current condition. The claims for sleep disorder, right ear hearing loss disability, flat feet, and bilateral ankle disorder are remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are attributable to service, with no presumption or other special consideration applied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current tinnitus began in and has continued since service, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus. The issue of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and adjudication of his claims, including a new VA examination to address the etiology of his right ear hearing loss and its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, and the Veteran's claims for hearing loss and right shoulder disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, but he does not have a current diagnosis of otitis media.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, skin cancer, and PTSD are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression is granted. The Veteran also has a current rating of 40% for bilateral hearing loss effective December 6, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as there was no prior pending claim or informal request for such benefits.

The Veteran has bilateral hearing loss that is the result of disease or injury incurred during active military service, and his tinnitus may be related to noise exposure in service. The Board finds it as likely as not that both conditions are attributable to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA opinion regarding whether his current hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which have rendered him unemployable.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are causally related to his history of in-service noise exposure, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no legal basis for a higher schedular rating, given the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been in place. The case is remanded to obtain SSA records, provide a VA audiological examination, and consider whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Veteran's lung disability claim is denied, but his claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have hearing loss during service or within one year after discharge, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred during service due to noise exposure. The issues of left and right ear hearing loss are pending as the VA examination did not provide a clear opinion on their etiology.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss had its onset in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis and assigned a noncompensable disability rating, effective from September 16, 2008. The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and kidney stones were denied as new and material evidence was not received within one year of the June 2005 decision.