Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress are granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities, including headaches, diverticulitis, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is moot because he is already receiving a 100% rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

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

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer and esophageal cancer due to exposure to CBR gases during basic training at Fort Polk.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current hearing loss is not due to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, hearing loss, and bipolar disorder are related to service. However, due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions regarding these conditions, the claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and for a rating in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and OSA due to lack of evidence supporting direct service connection. The claim for chronic fatigue syndrome is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as the initial decisions granting these conditions were already granted in prior rating decisions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to active service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding exposure to Agent Orange, service connection for heart disorders and OSA, and tinnitus causing sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing substantially gainful employment, and therefore TDIU is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.,Service connection is also remanded for the Veteran's back disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not qualify as a disability for VA rating purposes and has remanded the thyroid condition claim due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the cases of erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of notification of the right to a hearing.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for hearing loss, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's request for Higher-Level Review of his denial of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was not timely filed, and the appeal is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is considered to have begun during his military service, while the preexisting bilateral hearing loss did not worsen beyond its natural progression.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it had its onset during active service and has been continuous since then.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and spinal stenosis and cervical spine condition is remanded due to insufficient evidence.