Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of consideration of certain evidence and for an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is granted, but the hearing loss disability claim requires further review.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has dismissed the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted the claim of service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as Level I in both ears, resulting in a noncompensable rating. The Board found no evidence to support higher ratings based on the available audiometric results.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, left foot disorder (hallux valgus with Hagland's deformity), right foot disorder (plantar fasciitis), and right knee disorder. The Veteran was not diagnosed with sinusitis during the appeal period.,Service connection was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability, left or right foot disorders, right knee disorder, or sinusitis.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of major depressive disorder was denied due to failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.,The Veteran's appeal for an increase in his bilateral hearing loss disability rating was denied as he refused to attend additional VA examinations without good cause.,The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of tinnitus was denied because the maximum schedular evaluation has been assigned, and no higher evaluation is warranted based on the current evidence.,Service connection for HIV was denied due to lack of a current disability. The weight of the persuasive evidence did not support finding that the Veteran had HIV.,Service connection for a left ankle disorder was denied as there was no evidence of a chronic left ankle disorder during service or within one year following discharge, and the claimant's statements were insufficient to establish nexus.

The Veteran's hearing loss and ringing in the ears do not meet VA disability criteria.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and radiculopathy of the lower extremities due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities as required by VA regulations.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for right knee scars and left shoulder disability, denied entitlement to higher ratings for right knee disabilities including instability and dislocated semilunar cartilage, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and did not grant service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, melanoma, and right foot scar are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The RO must obtain the Veteran's medical records from Cleveland Clinic and provide him with an adequate VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The examiner is asked to consider the impact, if any, of the July 1981 separation report of medical examination reflecting mild high frequency right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of a claim prior to December 29, 2020.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a low back condition is denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a failure to file a timely Notice of Disagreement within one year of the April 2018 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability has been rated as noncompensable (0 percent) since February 23, 2011. The Board found that the current level of hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been remanded due to the need for a VA examination to convert audiometric data from ASA to ISO/ANSI units, address the threshold shift in service, and consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, nor a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied entitlement to a disability rating greater than 30 percent for acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.