Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty noise exposure during World War II.,Both bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were determined to be incurred in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for a VA compensation examination. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is pending.

The Board has decided in favor of the veteran, granting service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss or PTSD related to his service and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating under VA regulations.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA audiometry examination. The combined disability rating issue remains pending.

The medical evidence of record indicates that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not etiologically related to his military service.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as insomnia, nightmares, intrusive recollections of Vietnam, hypervigilance, nervousness, poor appetite, social isolation, and depression. The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right ear hearing loss and assignment of a 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus and hearing loss were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions and no evidence linking them to service. The examiner opined that it is less than likely that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to military noise exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining exposure to asbestos.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated during service, but granted a motion for review of prior decisions due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable ratings for right ear and bilateral hearing loss during specified periods, finding that the evidence did not warrant higher ratings based on VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating under any applicable criteria, and his tinnitus is already at its maximum schedular evaluation. The appeal for increased ratings is therefore denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which he contends is due to exposure to noise during his military service. The case has been remanded for further development including obtaining missing service medical records and scheduling a VA examination.