Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to have been related to noise exposure during service. His HTN and ED are not related to service or Agent Orange exposure, and his skin disability did not manifest within the presumptive period for herbicide-related conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical examination and the Veteran's request for additional evidence. The claim will be returned to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability due to incomplete VA treatment records. The case is now pending again with the AOJ.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on his audiometric test results.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA opinion to interpret audiograms and determine if right ear hearing loss is related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected as it is a result of in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in his left ear for VA purposes, and thus cannot establish service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his active duty service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability in either condition. The Board also found that the December 2011 VA examination did not establish the presence of a hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran reported in-service noise exposure, which is considered a direct link to his current conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have originated during active service. The issues of right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss are being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a scheduling issue for his requested videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service connection claims for various disabilities, including hearing loss, tinnitus, and injuries to the right arm, legs, knees, and feet. The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding these claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension, but denied reopening of his claim for service connection for hypertension due to lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records from his first period of active service and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been withdrawn. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess his current hearing loss and the etiology of any right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus is due to acoustic trauma incurred in service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The case of bilateral hearing loss remains pending as it was not addressed by the June 2011 rating decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or related to service.,Bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable disability rating under any applicable diagnostic code.