Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal, prostate, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ is required to provide an examination and opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability for VA purposes.

The Board has remanded the claims for left wrist condition with arthritis, right wrist condition with arthritis, and left thumb condition with arthritis due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims are also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to a procedural defect involving concurrent elections of review options.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

Service connection is granted for cervical strain with right upper extremity radiculopathy. Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disorder, anxiety disorder, hemorrhoids, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of verification of all periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The VA examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active service, including in-service noise exposure from his military occupational specialty of photographic technician.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection regarding bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has determined that the VA examination provided in April 2021 was inadequate and remanded for a new evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability did not begin during active service and is not related to in-service noise exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current condition is related to in-service noise exposure. The respiratory disability claim was denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, skin disorder, and allergic rhinitis. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise related to his military service.,Specifically, there is no medical evidence showing an in-service onset or chronicity of the claimed disorders.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and the Board has determined that service connection should be granted.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's PTSD claim is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Bilateral hearing loss is denied as not meeting VA compensation criteria.,Obstructive sleep apnea, left knee strain, and mental health conditions are remanded for further review.,Left knee strain is remanded for further review.,Mental health condition (anxiety, depression, and alcoholism) is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate VA examination.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted based on the audiometric test results provided.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lower back injury, upper back injury, and aggravated left knee injury due to errors in duty to assist. The AOJ is required to verify any periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INADUTRA), obtain service treatment records, and schedule VA medical examinations.