Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be as likely the result of noise exposure during her military service, and she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess his bilateral hearing loss and respiratory disorder.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claim. The RO also denied reopening of a separate claim seeking service connection for otitis externa and tinnitus.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as his audiometric testing did not show any worse than Level I hearing acuity in either ear, warranting a noncompensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is at least as likely as not related to his military service, including exposure to acoustic trauma during his ACDUTRA duty. As such, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Veteran's dysfunctional uterine bleeding, menorrhagia, and dysmenorrhea were related to her active service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut the presumption of soundness at entry into service, and therefore, the Veteran's TBI residuals are presumed to have existed prior to service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss did not occur during or as a result of his military service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II; peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities; and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, as his hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service. The low back disability is also not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to incomplete medical records and need for additional opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and ankle disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum from a VA audiologist regarding the cause of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

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 incurred due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is not related to his military service and does not result from a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 50 percent from July 15, 2004 to November 1, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to October 10, 2008, on an extraschedular basis has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's death was not caused or contributed substantially or materially by his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease related to herbicide exposure. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board found that the appellant's cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and hypertension were not incurred in or related to his active service.