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 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 service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no nexus to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a respiratory condition (COPD), and a right knee condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for kidney disease, GERD, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral arm condition. The TDIU claim was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for a left foot condition.

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

The appeal was denied for service connection of a cervical spine disorder, and several claims were remanded for further development.

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

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with drug and alcohol abuse from April 22, 2015, to June 24, 2019, and a TDIU based on the same condition during that period. The claim for an increased rating beyond 70 percent was denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle disability, but remanded claims for service connection for sinusitis and back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, as the evidence did not support higher ratings under the applicable criteria.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 20 percent for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric test results.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a heart disability, granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and right knee osteochondritis dissecans, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear s/p ACL reconstruction, and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation SMC(s) was denied as there is no reasonable possibility that any of his service-connected disabilities alone prevent substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the matters for additional development, specifically requesting clarification from Lutheran Medical Center (now NYU Langone Health) regarding the type of word list used to evaluate the Veteran's speech discrimination ability during his July 2009 examination.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right ear hearing loss and an increased rating for his anxiety disorder, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation effective May 13, 2023.

The appeal for an increased evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as it did not meet the necessary procedural requirements.