Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable disability rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective type/schizophrenia, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right eye glaucoma.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because he does not have a current disability that meets the VA criteria for hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist. The AOJ will consider additional evidence when these claims are readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The effective date of service connection for tinnitus remains July 6, 2020.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 50%, but his service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded and will be considered again by the AOJ.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service hazardous noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right ankle post-traumatic arthritis, finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The claims of service connection for a back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and an eye disorder are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss.,There is no persuasive evidence that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to active military service.

The Veteran's appeal of his claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is dismissed because he did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of being notified of the October 2020 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and in-service noise exposure. The claim will be reconsidered with a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were granted, but an effective date earlier than May 19, 2020, was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran has a current left groin disability and granted service connection for it based on in-service injury.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective August 7, 2020 due to service-connected disabilities. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to that date is remanded for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's left and right ear sensorineural hearing loss is granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, with right ear Level I auditory acuity and left ear Level II auditory acuity. The Board found that the audiometric findings did not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.