Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted with effective dates of April 12, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the case for further action regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and collapsed lungs (pulmonary edema) due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions are related to his military service.,Specifically, the Board found no credible evidence that the Veteran experienced hearing loss or tinnitus during service or within one year post-service. The VA examiner also noted there was no objective evidence of in-service noise injury and no nexus to service for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to in-service exposure to hazardous noise, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board is unable to make a decision on the service connection claims without first determining whether the Appellant's misconduct was due to his psychiatric symptoms and obtaining a medical opinion regarding his mental status at the time of his misconduct.

The Board denied service connection for vision disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or an in-service event that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, nasal disability, and pulmonary disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee condition, and right knee condition. The appellant's claims are denied as there is no evidence showing a current disability or link to military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for COPD, sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss are granted. The remaining conditions (headaches, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, left hip disorder, back disorder, cervical spine disorder, tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left upper extremity, anxiety disorder, and depression) were denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for financial assistance for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his service-connected disabilities, particularly those related to diabetes and neuropathy.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing impairment is related to his active duty service due to noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining adequate medical examinations and opinions.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus, which he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating for, is denied.

The Board granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraines, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's current migraines are characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board found that ED is not related to active service.,Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) was denied because the condition resolved post-service and there is no evidence it was caused by toxic exposure risk activities during service.,The Veteran's claim for parakeratosis (skin rash) was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a skin rash, and the Board found that the condition is not related to active service.,Service connection for headaches was denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or causation during service.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because he does not have auditory threshold levels meeting the criteria for a hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The effective date for bilateral hearing loss was not earlier than August 2, 2023.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected depression. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, scars, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss is denied.