Hearing loss decisions — 2000

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural errors and insufficient evidence, requiring further review by the RO.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current complaints are at least as likely due to exposure to artillery fire during service. Service connection was denied for a visual disorder due to lack of evidence linking it to service or any other established condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, right ear hearing loss, gastritis, and muscle tension/migraine headaches have not been well grounded. The claim for low back sprain has been granted with a 20% rating, while the claim for right knee disability has been granted with a 10% rating.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of the June 6, 1997 decision on the grounds of CUE regarding whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic bronchitis.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability was denied. For sinusitis, the evaluation from September 1, 1994 to October 6, 1996 was granted at 10 percent and increased to 30 percent effective October 7, 1996.

The VA has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral hearing loss disability is not well-grounded, as there is no evidence of current hearing loss and no in-service diagnosis or treatment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a bilateral knee disability are denied as not well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a ruptured eardrum, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between any current disability of the eardrum and his military service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability of hearing loss in the left ear, and thus the claim for service connection cannot be well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is well-grounded, and therefore VA has satisfied its duty to assist in developing facts pertinent to this claim. The evidence supports the veteran's contention that his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to an in-service injury.

The Board found no evidence of hearing impairment meeting VA criteria for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The Board denied both the claim for secondary service connection for bilateral hearing loss and the reopening of the previously denied direct service connection claim. The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current hearing loss disability and his service-connected meningitis.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hearing loss and hypokalemic periodic familial paralysis, and granted the claim of service connection for residuals of a left pneumothorax with a noncompensable rating.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred during active military service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding that his current hearing loss disability had its origin during military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus were not well grounded, as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of right hand laceration is well-grounded and granted. The claims for service connection for sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraine headaches are not well grounded.

The Board found no medical evidence to support the claim that the veteran's current left ear hearing loss is related to service, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the appellant's service-connected otitis media and externa, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic tonsillitis do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under either the old or new VA rating criteria. Therefore, their current noncompensable evaluations are maintained.