Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing a link between his in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss. The lower back condition issue is remanded as it involves complex etiological theories that need further clarification.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The claim for service connection of right ear hearing loss was granted.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current conditions, and the chronic presumption does not apply due to the late onset of symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) other than based on the loss of use of a creative organ was denied as he does not meet the criteria for SMC due to lack of need for aid and attendance or permanent housebound status.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities other than right ear hearing loss, dizziness, vertigo, unsteady gait, and headaches do not preclude her from securing and maintaining substantial gainful employment.

The Board has granted a 20% disability rating for lumbosacral strain from April 13, 2023. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is not service-connected and the claim remains in appellate status.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran's claims are not supported by evidence showing a current disability, continuity of symptomatology, or a causal relationship between his military service and these conditions.,Service connection was denied as there is no evidence of chronic hearing loss within the presumptive period or continuous symptoms since service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues related to traumatic arthritis of the right knee and post-operative ligament injury of the right knee at a hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge. New and material evidence was received to reopen claims of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left knee disability.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disorder. The case is being returned to the Board for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, heart disorder, and vertigo are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 3, 2022, finding that there was no reasonable possibility of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and colon cancer. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result of the withdrawal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found that continuity of symptomatology was not established and that the current hearing loss is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has found that the VA did not substantially comply with its prior remand orders regarding scheduling of medical examinations for the Veteran's service connection claims. The appeals are therefore being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that it is related to hazardous noise exposure during ACDUTRA service.,Tinnitus secondary to service-connected left ear hearing loss is also granted. The Board found that tinnitus is caused by his now service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including a right shoulder condition, back condition, bilateral knee condition, skin cancer, neck disorder, prostate disorder, otitis externa, and left ear hearing loss. The issues have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, sinus disability, acquired psychiatric disability (MDD, PTSD), cirrhosis of the liver, facial injury with six teeth missing, right eye injury, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and TBI. The issues are being returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of disability during his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable from November 15, 2018 to January 10, 2020. From January 10, 2020 onwards, he is in receipt of a 100% rating for PTSD with opioid use disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with his hearing loss and tinnitus, did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.