Hearing loss — all decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for PTSD but granted an earlier effective date for TDIU of August 6, 2012.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion due to errors in previous examinations.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as a TDIU, due to VA's failure to substantially comply with prior remand directives.

The appeal for service connection for a left wrist condition was dismissed due to concurrent election of higher-level review. The claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral pes planus, and for service connection for hearing loss, neck strain, and dermatitis were denied.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on a finding of etiological relation to in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and benign prostatic hypertrophy for further development of evidence.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss disability due to unreliable and inconsistent responses during audiometric testing.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service acoustic trauma and a rocket blast injury.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a right shoulder disorder as there was no probative evidence of current disabilities as defined by VA.

The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.