Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim of service connection for Barrett's esophagus is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability (bilateral hearing loss), in-service noise exposure, and a nexus between his current condition and his military service. Service connection for left knee disability is remanded as further development is needed to determine its etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty to assist error. Specifically, a medical opinion is required regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting hearing loss was aggravated during his second term of active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease, and hypertension due to a failure to verify all periods of service. A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss claims are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.,The Veteran's back disorder claim is remanded for further examination and opinion due to the absence of an adequate VA examination prior to the rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and herniated intervertebral disc, left L4-5 have been denied as new and relevant evidence has not been submitted to support the claims.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of entitlement to service connection for left wrist scar and flat feet are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for tinnitus, right hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the Board found that an effective date earlier than February 20, 2023, for the grant of TDIU is remanded due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, back condition, heart condition, hypertension, left arm condition, and right arm condition have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions that began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was also denied as there is no credible evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was restored to 70% effective December 1, 2022. He is also granted TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating.,Both of the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected pes cavus conditions were remanded due to the need for additional medical records from Dr. E.B.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that his current hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations and was not causally related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's VR&E benefits were denied because he had a combined disability rating of 90% for his service-connected tinnitus and nonservice-connected hearing loss, which did not meet the requirement of having a serious employment handicap.

Your appeal for an initial, compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current hearing loss 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 need for an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.