Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied by the Board. The VA examinations showed no worse than Level IV hearing impairment in the left ear and no worse than Level II hearing impairment in the right ear, warranting a 0 percent rating under Table VII of the VA Rating Schedule.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to machine gun fire during service and its relation to his current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is likely related to his active military service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's heart disorder is presumed to be secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board grants reopening of the claim for a heart disorder and remands the issue for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal as to service connection for a TBI was withdrawn. The claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep disorder were also withdrawn.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, but denied service connection for perforation of the right tympanic membrane. The mixed type hearing loss in the right ear is considered to have both a conductive and an SNHL component.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. However, the Board finds that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for Parkinson's disease and Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability.,A rating decision is pending addressing the Veteran's claim of a higher disability rating for CAD.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hand disability, skin rash on the chin, and PTSD. Service connection was denied for Lyme disease and left ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not incurred within a year of his separation from service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a DRO hearing and, if necessary, another Board hearing. The claims will be readjudicated after these hearings.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and post-service medical records. The effective date of the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder must also be reconsidered.

The appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA records and providing a thorough examination to determine the nature and etiology of any respiratory or hearing loss conditions.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, headaches and/or memory loss, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease (CAD), and hearing loss. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's combined disability rating prior to March 18, 2014 was 70 percent. As of March 18, 2014, his combined disability rating is 80 percent with a single disability rated at 60 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the schedular criteria for consideration for TDIU and grants entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case back to the AOJ for additional development, including a VA audiology examination and issuance of a statement of the case regarding the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for epistaxis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU rating due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board if a decision on this issue is not made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development, including referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension for extraschedular consideration of his hearing loss claim. The case will be returned to the Board after further adjudication.