Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases of hearing loss in the right ear and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions provided by the VA examiner. The claims will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current statements were inconsistent with the contemporaneous evidence. The conditions are not considered to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition is granted. The Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in her left ear for VA purposes.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss sufficient to constitute a disability for VA purposes.,The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, concluding that her preexisting condition worsened during active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, low back condition, and headache condition due to a lack of evidence meeting VA criteria. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The rating reduction for the Veteran's low back disability from 10 percent to noncompensable was improper, and the 10 percent rating is restored. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, while service connection for tinnitus was granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability that meets the VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable due to their severity.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient reasoning in a previous VA opinion regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing loss. The claim will be reconsidered with new evidence and an updated medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a skin condition and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's VA records suggest a possible link between post-service ear infection and current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a failure to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination in connection with his claims. The Veteran's claims file contains instances of returned mail, and there is no evidence that he was notified of the June 2019 VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a failure to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination in connection with his claims. The Veteran's claims file contains instances of returned mail, and there is no evidence that he was notified of the June 2019 VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a failure to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination in connection with his claims. The Veteran's claims file contains instances of returned mail, and there is no evidence that he was notified of the June 2019 VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hearing loss conditions. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for left ear hearing loss as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria. For right ear hearing loss, the current rating of noncompensable remains appropriate based on audiometric findings.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied, and the Board has remanded his service connection claim for cataracts due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left ear hearing loss, which is related to service exposure. The Veteran will be provided a new VA examination.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was not filed within the two-year period after he received a compensable disability rating, and there is no evidence of mental incompetence. The Veteran had hypertension rated as at least 10 percent disabling since August 2022.