Hearing loss decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headaches, a left ear injury with hearing loss, and a scar over the right eye. They also denied his secondary service connection claims for obesity and residuals from injuries sustained in October 1964, November 1975, November 1981, and September 1986.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by memory loss is not well-grounded. The issues of increased evaluations for left nephrectomy, lumbosacral strain with arthritis and sciatic neuralgia, bronchitis with history of pulmonary fibrosis, and left ear hearing loss have been denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and dental trauma, finding that there is no current evidence of a disability related to in-service events.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus of the left ear, finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for bilateral knee replacements, service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, and service connection for residuals of a right eye injury due to lack of evidence connecting these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a hearing loss disability for which service connection can be granted.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of left modified radical mastoidectomy with hearing loss in the left ear was denied by the RO. The VA compensation examination revealed a pure tone threshold average of 84 decibels with speech discrimination ability of 64 percent in the left ear, indicating severe/profound mixed type hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for tinnitus and found it to be well grounded. Further development of evidence is warranted, including VA examinations to confirm the diagnosis of tinnitus and to ascertain its etiology.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded and denied them.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently manifested by auditory acuity level I in both ears, and the criteria for a compensable rating have not been met.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current bilateral hearing loss disability is attributable to noise exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hearing loss. The rating for left wrist fusion was increased to 30 percent, effective from November 1, 1995.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating under the applicable disability evaluation criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hearing loss of the right ear, and chloracne. The decision found that the veteran did not meet the burden to establish a well-grounded claim for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of current disability or a relationship to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus. The claim to reopen his right ankle disorder was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's left ear hearing loss, which is rated at 10 percent.