Hearing loss — all decisions

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, asthma, and bronchitis was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

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

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and foot disabilities. The claim for NSC pension benefits was dismissed as moot due to a higher disability rating.

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

The appeal for increased ratings for PTSD, supraventricular tachycardia, and bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran through her authorized representative.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 5, 2013, for service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hearing loss, back condition, and neck condition.

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 denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as it did not originate in service and is not etiologically related to service.

The Board granted an effective date of January 25, 2022, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee joint osteoarthritis, and right knee total replacement.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, effective August 28, 2018, due to clear and unmistakable error in the October 2018 rating decision. Service connection was also granted for major depressive disorder (MDD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and an initial 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome with pinguecula, while denying service connection for other psychiatric disorders, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and multiple musculoskeletal conditions. Some claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a skin rash, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shortness of breath, PTSD, OSA, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, CPS, and earlier effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability under VA standards, and remanded the claim for tinnitus for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, numbness left upper extremity, allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot condition, BHL, ED, insomnia, and sinusitis. The only granted issue was service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back injury, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to allow for further development of evidence.