Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's death is being reviewed to determine if any service-connected conditions contributed to his cause of death, including exposure to herbicides and use of prescribed medications.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus, which may be related to service. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to address these issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are still under consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss is causally related to noise exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed respiratory disability, including allergies, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The claims will be reviewed in light of new evidence and medical opinions.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to January 28, 2015 was denied. Since then, the RO has granted a 10 percent disability rating effective June 9, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to assess the Veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and prostate cancer.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there was no significant threshold shift in his hearing during service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the appellant's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, specifically his National Guard service. The VA audiologist concluded that these conditions are more likely due to civilian noise exposure than to his intermittent National Guard service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The Board found that the Veteran had credible statements regarding his in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus, which established continuity of symptomatology with a disease first diagnosed after discharge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, effective from June 20, 2007. The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran including official combat records and a VA-authorized audiological examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, hearing loss, residuals of head trauma, facial scars, neck disability, and low back disability. The PTSD claim was also denied as there is no current disability warranting a rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected hearing loss alone does not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's hearing loss has been manifested by no worse than Level II hearing in the right ear and Level IV hearing in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability has been withdrawn. The TDIU issue is being remanded due to the failure to provide a Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is found to be related to in-service noise exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

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