Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ should obtain a VA addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician to address the relationship between his left ear hyper-sensitivity, clogged feeling, temporary worsening of hearing, pressure, pain, and prednisone side effects and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is related to service, including due to in-service noise exposure. The left ear hearing loss disability was denied as there is no current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not support a nexus between his tinnitus and military noise exposure.

Service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Thailand.,Service connection for diabetic neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to lack of current disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection on all of the veteran's claimed conditions due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as there is no current disability meeting the criteria for a VA compensable rating.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his bilateral testicular torsion has also been denied, with the highest possible evaluation being noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 7523.

The Veteran seeks a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss. The AOJ failed to allow the Veteran sufficient time to convalesce from surgery before requiring him to attend an examination, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board is remanding the claim for rescheduling of the examination.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant while the appeal was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no current diagnosis of the condition and that it is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding in-service exposure and continuity of symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of in-service incurrence and a continuous disability since separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied it for sinusitis. Right ear hearing loss is presumed due to in-service noise exposure, while sinusitis is linked to the Veteran's deployment and exposure to burn pits.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during military service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains in dispute and will be remanded for further review.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in January 2022 is inadequate and remands the claims for further medical development.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his service-connected chronic kidney disease received an initial noncompensable rating.,The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating. The Veteran's chronic kidney disease received an initial noncompensable rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability meeting VA compensation criteria.

The Board has denied service connection for right hand pain/instability and remanded the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and back disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.