Hearing loss decisions — 2001

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Further development is needed before a final decision can be made.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the revised criteria did not warrant a higher evaluation prior to June 10, 1999 and from June 10, 1999. The July 1945 decision denying service connection for a hearing injury was found to be supportable.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The claims for service connection and increased evaluation will be reconsidered.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right ear tinnitus was granted effective July 21, 1970, the day following his discharge from active military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), as well as service connection for heart disease, emphysema, anxiety and depression, arthritis of joints, and a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for service connection for otitis media with bilateral hearing loss due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's tremors, finding that they were incurred in service. The hearing loss claim was denied due to lack of evidence.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be due to in-service acoustic trauma and service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the RO's decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss was not well grounded under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 5107(a) at the time, and thus remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an initial compensable disability rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's left ear hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation under VA rating criteria, resulting in a denial of his claim for an initial compensable evaluation.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic neck disorder in service or with continuous symptomatology thereafter, and there is no competent medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current neck disorder and his period of active duty service. The claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury for purposes of accrued benefits is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating of PTSD and service connection for left ear hearing loss and additional right fifth finger disability, finding that his PTSD did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensable evaluations for a left arm disability, residuals of an excision of retained fragments of the nail beds of the right hand, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability evaluations for various musculoskeletal and hearing disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right and left foot disabilities, tinnitus, and hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to his exposure to acoustic trauma during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is related to the veteran's exposure to loud noises during his active service. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea on a secondary basis are being remanded for additional development.