Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorders including anxiety and depression with PTSD, foot pain (plantar fasciitis), and back condition are all granted. The claim for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 23, 2020 is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for epidermoid tumor, hearing loss, stroke, and vision loss, left eye due to incomplete VA treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to outstanding medical records and potential VA treatment records that have not been obtained.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claim for a compensable evaluation for right eye retinal scar prior to June 14, 2023, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for seizure disorder and migraine headaches, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to outstanding medical records and additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lung nodules, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not due to his inservice pneumonia. However, it denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, concluding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing impairment and active service.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing impairment did not meet or approximate the criteria for any higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the condition is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied. The VA examiner found the Veteran's hearing acuity to be at Level I in both ears, resulting in a noncompensable disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from January 31, 2008, to January 1, 2013. The Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate May 2022 VA examination and failure to provide reasons or bases for the combat presumption.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the May 2023 remand and another remand is required to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss is related to his service.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings of hypertension and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his puretone thresholds and speech recognition scores do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's rating schedule.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle disorder, right foot nerve damage, left foot nerve damage, and bilateral foot disorder are remanded due to the need for VA examinations.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and chronic sinus disorder are remanded due to the need for a VA examination and determination of potential TERA exposures.,reasoning_summary

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service due to noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently have a hearing loss disability for VA purposes in either ear, and thus denied his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded to the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.