Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates as they were subsumed by prior decisions, and there was no legal merit to claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the July 1969 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate VA examination results. The Veteran is seeking service connection for both conditions.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not onset during service or within one year of separation, and is not otherwise etiologically related to his period of service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for her bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the failure to obtain a VA examination after she filed a supplemental claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for glaucoma, Parkinson's disease, and dementia due to potential TERA exposure. The rating for bilateral hearing loss is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a lack of access to certain medical records stored in Vista Imaging or similar repositories. The AOJ is instructed to obtain and associate with the claims file complete updated clinical records, including those from VA and non-VA treatment providers.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.,For the initial compensable ratings of right and left fifth finger closed fractures, the case is being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA medical examination in the original decision. The Veteran's exposure to hazardous noise during service is acknowledged, but the adequacy of the VA examination is questioned.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right index finger disorder and remanded the issue of a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU grant.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's service connection claims for a lumbar spine disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left wrist disorder (carpal tunnel syndrome), and right wrist disorder (carpal tunnel syndrome). The AOJ is directed to consider these claims in their entirety.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during or are causally related to military service.

The Veteran's claims for allergic rhinitis, left leg scars, bilateral hearing loss, neurological disability of the left leg, and sinus disability have been denied. The Board is remanding the claims for erectile dysfunction, gastrointestinal disability, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hepatitis have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,Specifically, the Veteran does not meet the criteria for hearing loss according to VA standards and has no current diagnosis of hepatitis or residuals related to a previous diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the discovery and manipulation of a fractured incus during an exploratory tympanotomy procedure was reasonably foreseeable by a reasonable healthcare provider.

The Veteran is granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss beginning December 8, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss has worsened since his November 2011 VA examination and supports his contentions of worsening from December 8, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives, specifically regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to work for the period prior to January 14, 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to service and grants his claim for service connection.