Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to need for additional development, including verification of service dates and clarification on the nature and etiology of the appellant's hearing loss and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, or pre-existed service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if his service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable during the specified period.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss had its onset in service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and all reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal on this issue.

The Board has determined that the September 2007 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss contained clear and unmistakable error, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a new audiological evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show a nexus to active service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating prior to July 2, 2012 and since that date he is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is productive of no worse than a Level I hearing loss in the right ear and Level VI hearing loss in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable disability rating.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a back disability, but denied it on the merits.,The Board also denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 10 percent from May 22, 2009 to January 23, 2013. Since then, the rating has been unchanged.

The Board found no link between the appellant's service and his current hearing loss in the right ear, concluding that it was less likely than not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not caused by or a result of in-service noise exposure. Service connection for sinusitis is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to schedule a videoconference hearing. The Veteran requested a hearing but did not attend because he received late notification of the hearing date and his address had changed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to his service, considering both in-service noise exposure and post-service occupational noise exposure. The claim for service connection is therefore granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus during his Board hearing on January 17, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left foot disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining SSA records and a new opinion regarding tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and conducting VA examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is manifested by some high frequency hearing impairment, but level I ratings in each ear. The criteria for a compensable evaluation have not been met.