Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected laryngeal, supraglottic cancer and associated symptoms required immediate medical attention. The ambulance transportation was deemed necessary due to the severity of the respiratory distress and the prudent layperson expectation that delay in seeking treatment would have been hazardous.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss but denied it for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss has been granted service connection, but a compensable rating is denied.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss is granted. The Veteran had pre-existing hearing loss at enlistment that was aggravated by in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss does not meet the VA criteria for disability, and his service connection claim is denied.,The Veteran's IBS is at least as likely as not related to his service. Service connection is granted.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left eye glaucoma, right eye glaucoma, and tinea pedis due to a lack of evidence showing the conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA standards.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD and diagnosed as insomnia disorder, is also denied due to lack of a diagnosis matching the criteria for PTSD or other mental health condition.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied as she is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.

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

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing acuity did not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reported symptoms began during service. However, it denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The rating for residuals of postoperative right knee lateral collateral ligament strain remains at 10 percent, while other conditions are either not granted or remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not meet the definition of hearing loss for VA purposes. The claims for left and right knee arthritis are remanded due to a failure to obtain an opinion on the theory of aggravation.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran's service connection claims are inextricably intertwined with his tinnitus claim.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as service-connected.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service event related to the claimed female sexual arousal, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.,Service connection for the right leg disability, left leg disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability is denied due to lack of an in-service disease or injury.,The Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities are not granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent substantially gainful employment, and the criteria for a TDIU are not met.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service and have continued since then. The decision is based on a grant of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The AOJ is required to obtain additional development, including an addendum opinion from a clinician, to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities have been granted. The appeal is dismissed as these issues are no longer in dispute.,Right ear hearing loss was denied due to lack of audiometric findings meeting VA criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced in favor of a link between these conditions and the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.