Hearing loss — all decisions

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were chronic in service and continuous since separation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA's obligation to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hearing loss due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service exposure and current condition.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, effective March 8, 2023, but no earlier. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for right hip arthritis and a TDIU as of June 8, 2020, while denying increased ratings for sciatica, left hip arthritis, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's November 21, 2024 VA Form 20-0996 Request for Higher-Level Review was timely filed and the Board granted it.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent, and she was also granted TDIU, DEA, and SMC for the period from March 27, 2017, to August 20, 2017.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher than 10 percent rating for bilateral foot porokeratosis in soles, metatarsalgia both feet to correct a duty to notify error.

The Board remands the service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring a new VA examination.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, right knee, right hand, left knee, right ankle, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury due to untimely appeals or lack of evidence supporting current disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea, and denied a compensable evaluation for a left knee scar. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cluster headaches, and increased ratings for the left knee, back, GERD, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hearing loss of the left ear due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.