Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cataracts, sleep apnea syndrome, and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient competent medical evidence on file.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. A new VA examination is required.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and skin disability are denied. The Board has remanded the claims for further development.,Service connection is not granted for disabilities of the hands and fingers or buttocks due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by VA standards, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from April 8, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation and earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing acuity did not meet criteria for a higher rating, as it only reached Level I in both ears.

The Board is remanding all issues for correction of a pre-decisional duty to assist error.,Specifically, the Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, left knee disability, right knee disability, right great toe disability, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss are being remanded due to the AOJ not having scheduled examinations or obtaining medical opinions prior to denying these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within one year following separation from service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinion in the June 2024 VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations. The Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military noise exposure, but further development is needed.

The Board denied service connection for neck, left shoulder, right shoulder, left foot, and right foot disabilities. Service connection was also denied for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection was not granted for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability related to service.

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 a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining his complete service treatment records, including his separation examination and reserve service records. The VA is required to attempt to obtain these records.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 18, 2023, on an extraschedular basis is being remanded as the AOJ did not consider all evidence of record and failed to refer the case to the Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The claim will be reconsidered with a new medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his military noise exposure during service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss, broken eye vessels, and erectile dysfunction before a decision was made.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's military noise exposure is conceded, but further examination is needed to determine if his hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current hearing loss to his military service.