Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus has been granted. Prostate cancer is presumed due to exposure under the PACT Act. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also granted as secondary to the service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and information to determine appropriate ratings for his service-connected disabilities, including left ear hearing loss and residuals of lumbar laminectomy. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy, urinary condition, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeals of the compensable rating for left knee scar and service connection for urinary condition have been dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and left knee disability due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service. The decision is based on the Veteran's self-reported history of hearing problems and tinnitus during and shortly after service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error, and an addendum opinion is needed to consider the aggregate effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of tinnitus and hypertension is granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The case is remanded to determine the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not attributable to his in-service noise exposure, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of diabetes mellitus, pancreatic cancer, tremor disorder, liver cancer, lung cancer, and cause of death due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claim for a headache disability was denied as there is no evidence of current symptoms or treatment.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction were also denied due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal of increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the appellant requested withdrawal prior to a decision.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on audiometric findings, and his appeal is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has credible evidence of in-service noise exposure and a current diagnosis of tinnitus, which resolves in his favor. For bilateral hearing loss, the Board finds insufficient medical opinion to determine if there was a nexus between the condition and service, as the examiner did not consider both in-service audiograms and compare them using both ASA and ISO-ANSI units.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his military service, while the evidence does not support a finding that his bilateral hearing loss was incurred during service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's right and left ear hearing loss may have worsened since his last VA examinations, and thus remanded for further evaluation with a qualified audiologist to determine if he meets the criteria for service connection and to assign appropriate disability ratings.

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his hearing impairment does not warrant a higher evaluation based on the audiometric results provided.

The Veteran's tinnitus and right ear hearing loss disability are granted service connection, but the left ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.