Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to obtain additional medical records from VA and private sources.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and clarification of her military history, including potential risk factors for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of bilateral hearing loss and service connection for contact dermatitis and sinus bradycardia are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing addendum opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative joint disease of the right hand, left ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a right hand scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including hyperlipidemia and tinnitus. Service connection was granted for a right knee disability but denied for chalazion, blepharitis, and myopia disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence received since the April 2020 Statement of the Case.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability meeting VA's regulatory definition of hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and MDD, but the claims for hearing loss and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's back disorder, claimed as painful motion of the low back, is granted subject to laws and regulations governing monetary awards. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and syncope are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining SSA records, scheduling a VA hearing loss examination, verifying reported stressors, and scheduling a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left elbow disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, dizziness, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability are all being remanded due to the need for additional development.,No current diagnoses were found for any of the claimed conditions. The Veteran's reported symptoms during service did not result in treatment or diagnosis.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), other than migraine headaches is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left shoulder disability and cold injuries to bilateral lower extremities are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient opinions from previous examiners and requests for a new opinion on whether bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus had their onset in or are otherwise etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran was awarded service connection for tinnitus at 10 percent disabling and bilateral hearing loss at noncompensable. His combined rating is now 10 percent, qualifying him for VA health benefits.

The Veteran's initial hearing loss disability rating was denied, and the Board found that further development is needed to determine if a higher rating should be assigned. The appeal is remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings on PTSD, right ankle disabilities, and a right ankle scar are remanded. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is also remanded. The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for hypertension was also granted.