Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and providing a VA examination for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye injury residuals and bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence of a current disability.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's current conditions are considered refractive errors, which do not qualify under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to damaged records from the Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA audiological examination.

The Board has awarded service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure. The claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last denial.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen her claim of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The decision also noted that the Veteran's current hearing loss did not meet VA compensation criteria.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be caused by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, and thus service connection for tinnitus secondary to this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an addendum opinion from an audiologist.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of a chronic disease during service or within one year after separation. The VA examiners concluded that the current hearing loss and tinnitus are more likely due to post-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records related to a VA administrative tort claim and providing an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were caused by carelessness or negligence on the part of VA.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and denied entitlement to higher ratings for OSA and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The Board has ordered a new examination and opinion to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, specifically considering in-service acoustic trauma. The case is being remanded due to inadequate previous opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions, requiring further development including obtaining insurance records, VA examination, and compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as his current level of hearing acuity does not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sinusitis with headaches and bilateral hearing loss are denied as the current ratings are considered to be the maximum allowed under VA regulations.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that his conditions preexisted service or were not aggravated by it. A new VA examination is needed to address these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted. The Board finds that the Veteran experienced noise exposure during his military service, which is considered a presumptive basis for service connection of tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown to be present at separation from service or within one year thereafter.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial evaluations for PTSD, skin cancer, and service connection for hypertension have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of those claims. The appeal for tinnitus has also been dismissed as it was fully satisfied by a previous decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination.