Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is etiologically related to his active service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a toxic exposure opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, given his service at Camp Lejeune and MOS as a combat engineer.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran's current disabilities must be evaluated based on audiometric data from service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not causally related to his active duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus due to the absence of a current diagnosis. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded as there are insufficient opinions in the record.

The Board denied service connection for enlarged tonsils, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus due to a lack of current disability diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the medical evidence presented.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is found to have been present during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected as it is at least as likely as not caused by or a result of military noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were previously denied in February 2020. The Board found that new and relevant evidence has not been submitted to readjudicate these claims, thus denying them.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as the appeal has been rendered moot due to a grant in full. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA rating purposes.,The Veteran's respiratory disability (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Bronchitis) claim is denied as the causal relationship to service is not established.,The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis claim is denied as the condition existed prior to service.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable (in excess of zero percent) disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for entitlement to service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability due to failure to comply with the appropriate claims processing defect.,The evidence of record does not support finding that the Veteran had a left knee or right knee disability at any time during her military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has been granted, but the assigned rating is noncompensable (0%). The VA examiner found that the Veteran's hearing acuity was at Level II in the right ear and Level III in the left ear, resulting in a 0% disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of bilateral hearing loss is granted to a 10 percent rating. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus due to TERA exposure are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted with an effective date of April 23, 2015, based on his service-connected disabilities meeting the schedular criteria for a TDIU.