Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions, tinnitus, and hearing loss due to potential errors in the previous VA examinations. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for left ear hearing loss due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion. The case will be returned to the AOJ with instructions to obtain a new examination and provide a rationale for the determination.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his bilateral hearing loss and cold injury residuals, bilateral feet are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of right ear hearing loss due to a lack of adequate rationale in the VA medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric condition due to military sexual trauma (MST). The Veteran's current hearing loss is considered to be related to her in-service noise exposure, while the other specified stressor or trauma related disorder is found to have been caused by a sexual assault during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board found that the conditions are not related to his military service.

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 service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period on appeal before March 29, 2011. From March 29, 2011 to October 13, 2016, his disabilities were considered in determining entitlement to a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, while the claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied. The Board has remanded the case to obtain a proper medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the service connection claim for a low back disorder due to the Veteran's assertion of injury during active duty and the presence of lumbar spondylosis, lumbar spinal stenosis, and disc disorder with radiculopathy in private treatment records. The claim is being returned for further evaluation.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement. The claim for service connection for left elbow condition is remanded.

The Board has found that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is service connected, but also finds that a VA examination and opinion are needed to address potential other right ear disabilities. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a right ear disability is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, left hand condition, right hand condition, and sleep apnea are denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder conditions, as well as COPD and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not show a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's low back condition and left ear hearing loss are granted as service connected. The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding the cause of the left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability, right ankle disability, deviated nasal septum, nerve disability (tingling and numbness) secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss disability, left knee disability, abdominal scar, and skin cancer.,The Board also remanded claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and prostate cancer.

The Board denied the appeal because the March 2021 VA Form 20-0996 (HLR Request) was untimely and invalid regarding the March 2019 AMA rating decision, December 2018 legacy rating decision, and November 2016 legacy rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and headaches have been denied. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to the failure to review relevant VA treatment records.,Service connection has not been established for a lumbar spine disability.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development regarding cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities.,Service connection is not granted for the Veteran's claimed bilateral shoulder disability, right ear hearing loss, or left ear hearing loss due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left ear hearing loss disability is dismissed as the claim has been fully granted in a previous rating decision.,The appeals of right and left upper extremity neurological impairment (numbness) are dismissed due to jurisdictional defects. The issues were not properly appealed within one year of the March 2011 rating decision denying service connection for these conditions.,The appeal of vision disability is dismissed as refractive error, which is not a compensable condition under VA compensation laws.