Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to in-service acoustic trauma and granted service connection for this condition.

Your appeals for service connection and disability evaluations have been dismissed due to the failure to file a timely substantive appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hearing loss, vision disorder (blurry vision), psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety), left ankle sprain, and right ankle sprain due to potential errors in the initial decision-making process.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss has been denied. Service connection for tinnitus was granted.

An initial 30 percent rating for rhinitis is granted.,Service connection for hearing loss is granted, but service connection for a sleep-related disability and headaches is denied. The claim of service connection for headaches is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus has been denied, and the Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address his service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss due to potential pre-existing conditions.

The appeals for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Service connection for left ear hearing loss and right ear hearing loss was denied, as well as a compensable rating for left hip flexion disability and service connection for celiac syndrome and GERD.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's in-service noise exposure is acknowledged, but there is no competent medical opinion linking his current hearing loss disability to that exposure.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and headaches, as well as service connection for substance abuse disorder and residuals of head and face injuries (claimed as traumatic brain injury), were denied. The Veteran was granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to a service-connected condition, and left ear hearing loss. Right ear hearing loss was denied due to no current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability manifested during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The acquired psychiatric disability, asthma, COPD, and sleep apnea are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma and spastic airway disease, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision also notes that the Veteran's asthma was aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it had its onset during service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease, left ankle strain, and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions. The claims will be reviewed again with new evidence considered.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion provided for the bilateral hearing loss claim were inadequate, and thus remanded to obtain a new examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.