Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and knee disorders are remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee degenerative joint disease and initial compensable rating for service-connected left ear hearing loss have been denied. The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and migraines.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased rating and service connection claims due to his withdrawal of these appeals in an April 2024 statement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disability, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was also denied as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the failure to obtain Social Security Administration records, which may affect his eligibility for disability benefits. The case will be reconsidered with these records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new evidence supports a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was reduced from 70% to 50%, but the Board found that there was no actual improvement in his condition, thus denying the reduction.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no final decision can be made.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, both for purposes of accrued benefits. The evidence supports a nexus between these disabilities and her in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is so severe that it prevents him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

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

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining missing VA records and providing an opinion on whether the Veteran's hearing loss is related to service-connected conditions or in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ADHD, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, tinnitus, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, scar, and left ear hearing loss, collectively precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU based on the combined effects of these disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to errors in the rating and service connection determinations for his hearing loss disabilities, shoulder pain, and arthritis. The issues of right ear hearing loss disability, bilateral shoulder pain (right), and residual of pain status-post right rotator cuff tear repair are being addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for hemorrhoids and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The appeal is dismissed as there has been a full grant of an earlier effective date for the TDIU award, covering the entire appeal period.