Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service noise exposure, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not meet the regulatory requirements for VA purposes or were not related to her active service.

The Veteran's claim for PCAFC benefits was remanded due to inadequate notice and reasoning in the original decision. The Board found that the VA Caregiver evaluation assessment did not clearly address the Veteran's current conditions, particularly his neurocognitive disorders, pain, loss of use, weakness, dizziness, and vertigo, which affect his need for personal care services.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination or opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a low back disability due to insufficient evidence in the record. Additional records development is needed, including obtaining complete military personnel and treatment records from the Veteran's service in the South Carolina Army National Guard.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher evaluations and earlier effective dates for his service-connected disabilities, including left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and schizophrenia with alcohol use disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss. The Veteran is seeking service connection for hearing loss, which was found to be established based on his military noise exposure. However, the VA examiner did not consider the Veteran's history of hearing loss and its relation to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including eye disability or vision disability, hearing loss, bone cancer (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia), drug abuse, alcohol abuse, psychiatric disability (Anxiety and depression), attempted suicide, dry skin disability, stress, memory loss, low back disability, headaches, and sleep disturbances have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's conditions were not related to service or aggravated by service.

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

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, both related to in-service noise exposure. The decision did not address the validity of the service connection theory or provide a rating assigned.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and right upper extremity radiculopathy have been granted service connection. However, the left ear hearing loss rating remains at 0 percent.,The Board has remanded the issue of an increased rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, myelopathy of cervical spinal cord with cervical radiculopathy, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as secondary to peripheral arterial disease, left lower extremity.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran failed to report to a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a prostate disability, left ear hearing loss, low back disability, right ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to in-service acoustic trauma, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for lower left extremity radiculopathy but granted a 10 percent rating for the lower left extremity external cutaneous nerve of the thigh and a noncompensable rating for the lower left extremity ilio-inguinal nerve. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and otosclerosis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Bilateral Hearing Loss due to lack of current diagnoses or evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied entitlement to initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss prior to December 17, 2019 and from February 11, 2023. For the period from December 17, 2019 to February 10, 2023, a 10 percent rating was granted.

The Veteran's hearing loss has been rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA guidelines for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches (migraines) and right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.