Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his service, as there is no evidence of a chronic disease in service or continuity of symptoms after service. The Veteran did not have a compensable degree of hearing loss within one year of separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to link these conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of outstanding treatment records. The issues on appeal are an increased disability rating for punctured left ear drum with hearing loss, and entitlement to an earlier effective date for a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and granted it. The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities was denied as there is no current evidence of such condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss did not increase in severity during service and thus, denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's request for hearings has been addressed, and the case is being remanded due to unresolved issues related to service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 24, 2013, and for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, effective June 24, 2013, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to June 24, 2013, or for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, effective June 24, 2013.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The Veteran's current symptoms are believed to be related to military sexual trauma.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of right ear hearing loss as defined by VA regulations. Therefore, service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran seeks service connection for residuals of an acoustic neuroma, including bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded to obtain a VA examination and address the etiology of his conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), as well as the need for a VA examination to provide etiological opinions regarding the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his current hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his private audiogram and for obtaining VA treatment records. The case will be reconsidered after these actions.

The case is REMANDED to the AOJ for further development, including providing the Veteran VA examinations and obtaining relevant treatment records.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss and skin disorder due to inadequate examinations, and a new examination is required.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service and granted entitlement to service connection for this condition. The psychiatric disability claim, specifically PTSD, remains pending as additional development is required.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, thus denying the reopening of this claim.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and did not grant increased ratings for the Veteran's low back strain or limitation of motion associated with his ununited fracture of the clavicle.