Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear sensorineural hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than August 6, 2021 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and an effective date earlier than August 25, 2023 for the grants of service connection for lumbar radiculopathy, sciatic, left and right are denied.,The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, a rating in excess of 20 percent for disc degeneration at fifth lumbar, first sacral of the lumbar spine, and ratings in excess of 40 and 20 percent for lumbar radiculopathy, sciatic, left and right are denied.,The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for scar, left knee, a rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scar, left knee, and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and awarded a 10% rating effective October 1, 2021. The claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus service connection is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active-duty service, including considering the synergistic effect of all TERAs during his service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his bilateral hearing loss was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the claim for an initial compensable rating is denied.,Service connection for right knee arthritis has been granted in full by a prior decision. The appeal of this issue is dismissed.,Service connection for RLE, LLE, RUE, and LUE peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure is not established as the evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed as there is no current case or controversy. The claim for the cause of death due to military service or a service-connected disability is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence in the November 2021 VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The lumbosacral strain claim is denied, and the hearing loss claim is also denied.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, psychiatric disorders, OSA, and bilateral hearing loss due to pre-existing duty as a field artillery turret mechanic. The Veteran's assertions of in-service noise exposure are considered.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hearing loss and tinnitus as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding a nexus to service. The VA examinations provided were inadequate.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated at zero percent (noncompensable) since July 10, 2020. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6100.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss, prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of right and left ear sensorineural hearing loss as there was no prior adjudication in the year prior to filing the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, back disability, neck disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, head injury, and right ear hearing loss. The effective date of the decisions was January 12, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current hearing loss and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further adjudication regarding claims of CUE in a June 2015 rating decision that assigned an 80 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, effective August 1, 2014. The matter involves addressing whether two prior VA audiograms (February 2001 and March 2005) were informal claims and should have been considered in determining the effective date of the rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a hearing disability for VA purposes.