Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies in his claimed service and unavailability of STRs and personnel records.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection is granted for gout. The VA will conduct further examination to determine the etiology of this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing right ear hearing loss was aggravated by service. The examiner must address the significance of threshold shifts documented in STRs and determine if any increase in severity is clearly and unmistakably due to its natural progress.

Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, seborrheic dermatitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression with anxiety), and sleep disorder (insomnia).,Onychomycosis of the right great toenail service connection is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to Gulf War illness have been granted. The effective date is not specified as the claim was received within one year of discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hearing loss disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis of right or left ear hearing loss meeting VA criteria.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and onychomycosis on the left foot and tinea pedis on the right foot are granted. The appeals for service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and entitlement to a rating are REMANDED.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for a TDIU effective February 6, 2012. The Board found that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and vocational experience.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, PVD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, have rendered him unemployable since April 26, 2019. The Board has granted an effective date of April 26, 2019, for the award of a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The initial rating for his thoracolumbar spine disability and the TDIU claim are remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and granted service connection for it. The decision on bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder was denied. The Board found that there is no legal or factual basis for the assignment of such an earlier effective date.,An issue regarding an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss and another for residuals of TBI were both remanded by the Board.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions provided by VA examiners.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the VA examination provided.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the VA examination provided.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the VA examination provided.