Hearing loss — all decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, a rating in excess of 10 percent for dermatitis, and remanded claims for increased ratings for right ankle sprain/strain, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 16, 2014, as the evidence did not show that he was precluded from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for chronic low back pain, upper back pain, right hand disability, left hand disability, headaches, and right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic fatigue syndrome, but granted separate initial 10 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity restless leg syndrome associated with sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy were also denied, as were the claims for higher ratings for knee conditions and IBS.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to January 4, 2021, and a higher rating thereafter. However, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing loss had its onset during his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, a cervical spine disability, and right ear hearing loss but denied service connection for sinusitis. The left ear hearing loss claim was remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease (DDD) with degenerative arthritis and retrolisthesis from February 16, 2021. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for asthma but denied all other claims, including service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for scars between the scapulae.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and primary open angle glaucoma as the probative evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or due to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of a VA examination that showed no worse than Level I and VI impairments in each ear, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the period on appeal prior to December 6, 2023, for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), with a 100 percent rating from December 6, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a left hip disability, while remanding the claims for service connection for right hip disability, bilateral foot disability, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, while remanding claims for depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, right knee strain, left knee strain, and lumbar spine strain.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, left hip strain, right hip arthritis, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee. The appeal was denied for service connection for right ear hearing loss.