Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral ear hearing loss is granted as the Board finds that her current right and left ear sensorineural hearing loss is etiologically related to exposure to acoustic trauma in 2010 during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervicalgia, leg length discrepancy, residuals of left great toenail removal, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as there is no evidence of a current disability during the period on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are at least as likely as not related to military noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his active-duty service and grants entitlement to service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment, and the Board granted a TDIU based on his self-employment in a protected environment.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is related to his in-service noise exposure and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and hearing loss, based on in-service noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is related to his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as he does not currently meet the criteria for a current disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left ankle arthralgia, a sleep disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder osteoarthritis, right knee disability, right hip OA, left hip OA, cervical spine disability, and hearing loss have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.,The Veteran's claims were remanded for further action on his hypertension and GERD/hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied, while her TDIU and SMC on the basis of statutory housebound status were granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure in service.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision on the hearing loss claim is pending as it is being remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at noncompensable, as the evidence does not show it meets or approximates a compensable rating.,The Veteran's fungus infection of the feet has resolved and no treatment was provided during the appeal period. Therefore, he is not entitled to a compensable rating.,Malaria is service-connected but there is no indication that the Veteran received any systemic therapy for his malaria during the appeal period.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed prior to adjudicating the claim for service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further review due to lack of exposure evidence.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective September 1, 2018. The decision also remanded the issue of TDIU prior to September 1, 2018 for referral to the Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus has been granted, and the Board is dismissing it. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability are being remanded due to procedural errors in obtaining medical opinions.