Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's hearing loss disability has not approximated the criteria for a compensable rating at any time during this appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty service, granting entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated during service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is due to noise exposure during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the January 2009 VA audiological examination report and the August 2009 addendum thereto, requiring further VA evaluation for a comprehensive opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been denied. The issue of service connection for residuals of mastoidectomy, right ear (claimed as right ear drum scar tissue) is pending.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's appeal is not about service connection and thus does not address any of his claims for service connection. The case must be remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected scar residuals of a right thumb laceration and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted as it relates to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA ENT examination.

The case is being remanded for further development, including a new VA orthopedic examination and a VA audiological examination to determine the current level of severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine injury and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that current hearing disabilities were not incurred or aggravated in service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be causally related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability due to service exposure, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and skull fracture residuals, are found to be sufficient for a TDIU due to their combined rating of 70 percent. However, the VA examiner opined that these conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 10 percent since March 29, 2012.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection. For bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, the Board determined it is related to service and granted service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.