Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for his bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that there was no legal basis to award such prior to July 22, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss should be remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining complete medical records and a PACT Act opinion is required.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic cardiomyopathy s/p myocardial infarction, unspecified anxiety disorder with unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, right elbow osteoarthritis, right elbow limitation of supination, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 29, 2023. The Board granted the Veteran's TDIU claim for this period.

The Veteran's hearing loss was granted a 10 percent rating effective April 2, 2016. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for another VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss do not cause the need for aid and attendance on their own or in combination with each other. The Board denied his claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus between current hearing loss and military service. The decision also notes that the Veteran did not experience hearing loss within one year of separation from service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for dizziness/vertigo as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Service connection for an unspecified adjustment disorder was granted, but the claims for left foot, right foot, right ankle, and low back disabilities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his hearing acuity does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of current disability meeting VA standards.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,However, the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss has been denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to a duty-to-assist error related to the scheduling of VA examinations. The Board finds it unclear whether the Veteran received proper notice of the scheduled appointments and thus, the claims are being returned for further action.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current diagnosis of hearing loss is at least as likely as not caused by or a result of military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is determined to be related to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to noise during his military service.

Service connection for hypertension is granted. The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA compensation criteria.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied as the condition did not manifest within a presumptive period following service and continuity of symptomatology since service was not established.