Hearing loss — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and laryngeal cancer due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to in-service exposure or incidents.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating, TDIU prior to January 18, 2017, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding a chronicity of symptomatology and a presumptive link to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, as the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes. The claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and thoracolumbar spine condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the disabilities were related to active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for a head injury disability and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for left and right knee strains, granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful, noncompensable limitation of flexion of the knees, granted service connection for back condition and related radiculopathies, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for neck, low back, and bilateral foot conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, finding no evidence that he required such assistance prior to September 21, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure as secondary to atrial fibrillation, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, tremors of the hands-bilateral, left knee condition, right knee condition, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, it granted service connection for chronic headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a right knee disability, and a low back disability but denied the claims for an earlier effective date for hypertension and distal lateral surgical scar of the right long finger, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and a right elbow disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss disability but denied it for left ear hearing loss disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination opinion.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer and remanded the claims for sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.