Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records, scheduling VA examinations, and providing an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for a right ankle disorder was granted. Service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and neurological disorders were also granted. The rating for back disability is set at 20 percent effective April 11, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased evaluations have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal.,The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, effective dates, and evaluations.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, initial compensable rating for migraine headaches, and TDIU. The claims are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted as his symptoms have been continuous since service and he has experienced a continuity of symptomology.

The Board has decided that service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the decision on hearing loss remains pending as it was not fully addressed in the original decision.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is granted service connection, but his right knee disability and temporary total rating for left knee surgery are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure during his military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD warrants a disability rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The left ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. Multiple service connection claims are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral hearing loss disability as they are all covered by the March 2023 rating decision.

The Veteran's bilateral ankle disability manifested by pain is granted as service connection, but his right ear hearing loss and bilateral leg disability (claimed as shin splints) are denied. The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral leg disability and residuals of TBI.,Service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is also remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for PTSD. The decision is binding only with respect to the specific matters decided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The issues of prostate, erectile dysfunction, GERD, GI ulcer, and sleep condition are related to the Veteran's in-service stressors or symptoms.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran was granted service connection for sarcoma soft-tissue-malignant giant cell tumor/tendon sheath, melanoma, right foot, and constrictive bronchiolitis due to exposure to burn pits during his deployment in Iraq. Service connection is denied for right ear hearing loss.,Service connection has been established for the Veteran's sarcoma soft-tissue-malignant giant cell tumor/tendon sheath, melanoma, right foot, and constrictive bronchiolitis based on presumptive exposure to burn pits under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA claims are remanded due to the need for a referral to the VA Director of Compensation and Pension for consideration.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II claim was also denied because the evidence did not show that it required regulation of activities (avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities).

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss has been granted a noncompensable disability rating.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss and hypertension have both been granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service-connected.,However, the claim for a neurocognitive disability, including TBI, is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection as it was incurred during active service. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability within one year of separation from service and noise exposure does not meet VA criteria for a hearing loss disability.