Hearing loss decisions — 2000

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus with vertigo and his period of active duty for training, thus denying service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a total rating, and his current employment constitutes substantially gainful employment. The Board concludes that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition, hearing loss, and tinnitus are not well-grounded. The claim for secondary service connection for major depression as secondary to ulcer disease is well-grounded. The veteran's current evaluation for his ulcer disease remains at 20 percent.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, but denied his claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, bilateral frozen feet, a left leg disability, and a right ankle disability. The effective date remains to be determined.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a left ankle injury do not warrant an increased rating greater than 30 percent, and her bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated at 30 percent. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a mouth condition. The claims for sebaceous cysts with acne rosacea, miliaria rubra, tinea corporis, prurigo nodularis, and folliculitis were well grounded. The claim for Reiter's syndrome/polyarthralgia was also well grounded. However, the claims for bilateral leg pains due to fractures and back pain other than Reiter's syndrome/polyarthralgia were not well grounded.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cardiovascular disability and psychiatric disability. The evidence does not support a finding of new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The noncompensable disability evaluation assigned for bilateral hearing loss was proper.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear disability and hearing loss. The Board found that the claim for right ear disability was not well-grounded, while finding in favor of service connection for left ear disability.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and traumatic cataract of the left eye. The claim for a higher rating for macular pigmentation was also denied.

The veteran's appeals for reopening service connection claims and seeking increased evaluations were dismissed due to the failure to file timely substantive appeals.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's right ear hearing loss, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as noncompensable from February 1, 1996 to March 29, 1999 and at a 10 percent rating thereafter. The Board found the evidence against these evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss as his claim was not well-grounded.

New evidence received since the previous denial shows current right ear hearing loss but does not establish a link to service. Left ear hearing loss is not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking it to service or within one year post-service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence showing a link between his current hearing disability and his military service.