Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected hearing loss disability, finding that the current level of impairment does not warrant any higher rating.

The veteran's appeal is about his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and he seeks an increased disability rating. The Board has determined that the RO should provide additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine the current extent of his hearing impairment.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The case is now remanded for additional audiometric examination and consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, a back disorder, and a psychiatric disability (including post-traumatic stress disorder) due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is being remanded to allow for additional development of the evidence.

The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as the veteran's service-connected conditions prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral otitis externa, postoperative chronic left ear mastoiditis with hearing loss. The RO previously denied this claim in August 1977, which is considered final.

The VA determined that the appellant's right ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not present during or related to his service and may not be presumed to have been incurred due to noise exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including psychiatric and audiologic examinations. The issues of service connection for hearing loss and an increased evaluation for PTSD are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran claims service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, which are currently shown. The Board notes that the veteran served during two periods of active duty but was discharged under other than honorable conditions from his second period. The RO will arrange for a VA examination to assess the current status of these conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not warrant an initial compensable evaluation, as his pure tone thresholds were within noncompensable limits.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss. The case is now remanded for additional examinations and consideration.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss just prior to the scheduled video-conference hearing.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, primarily her degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, preclude her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected mixed headache syndrome with muscular contraction, prostatitis, and bilateral hearing loss. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities combine to render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU.

The Board has ordered further development in your case, including obtaining hospital summaries of inpatient treatment for hearing loss and degenerative arthritis. The appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development.