Hearing loss — all decisions

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot crush injury, and sciatic radiculopathy of both lower extremities, also secondary to the newly service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, cervical spine; cervical spine radiculopathy, right upper extremity; coronary artery disease; and right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of significant threshold shifts in either ear during active duty and a medical opinion stated that the Veteran's hearing loss is less likely than not attributable to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including HIV infection, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sight impairment, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for epidermoid tumor, hearing loss, vision loss, and stroke due to an inadequate examination.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding no legal basis to award higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection of migraine headaches and a 50 percent rating from April 10, 2024, while denying an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for the same condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding the evidence to be at least in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The appeals for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals at a December 2024 Board hearing. The remaining claims are being remanded for further development.

The appeal for increased ratings for PTSD, supraventricular tachycardia, and bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran through her authorized representative.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for headaches and remanded claims for service connection for various other conditions, including open angle glaucoma, sensorineural hearing loss, asthma, heart disease, bladder cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, a right hand scar, and residuals of a right leg injury.

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

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from February 23, 2010 to March 30, 2018, and the claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.