Hearing loss — all decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety disorder and denied service connection for hearing loss. The claims for service connection for GERD, right ankle limitations, and sinusitis were remanded for further development.

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.

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

The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, and a left eye disorder. However, it granted service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for bilateral combined cataracts and left ear hearing loss.

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

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 service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The appeal is dismissed due to res judicata, as the issues were previously adjudicated and are now barred from further review.

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 Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional errors in fulfilling its duty to assist the appellant with the development of his claims.

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, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disability and in-service noise exposure.

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

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

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 granted service connection for a back condition, neck condition, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include insomnia disorder. The claims for the remaining conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, arthritis of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy of the left arm, back disability, left elbow condition, left shoulder condition, left wrist condition, left hand condition, hypertension, and an initial rating of 10 percent for coronary arteriosclerosis prior to September 24, 2024.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings for PTSD, posttraumatic cephalgia due to TBI, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to December 19, 2022.