Hearing loss decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran no longer wishes to pursue his claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss. The Board also finds that there is insufficient evidence to establish a current disability related to bilateral knee pain and effusion during service, and thus denies the claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence, but it remains a direct service connection case as no presumption or other theory of service connection is applicable.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right vestibular nerve resection due to Meniere's disease, finding that his condition produces impairment equivalent to moderate Meniere's syndrome.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not related to his service-connected otitis externa of the left ear.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his noise exposure during military service, establishing service connection. The claim for otitis externa was previously denied but new evidence supports reopening this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is a result of noise exposure during his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are directly related to his military service, specifically noise exposure during active duty.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a left ear hearing loss disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss as defined for VA purposes, and therefore denied his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was incurred in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for TDIU was granted effective December 30, 1999. The Board found that the earliest date on which it was factually ascertainable that there had been an increase in his combined disabilities to 70 percent was December 30, 1999.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for a skin disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to noise exposure during his active duty service.

The veteran's service-connected hypertrophic lupus erythematosus was granted, and a 30 percent evaluation is assigned from April 4, 2001. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is also established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and determined that it was incurred in service due to noise trauma from his time as an artillery unit member.

The Board found that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for reopening of a previous denial regarding left ear otitis media with defective hearing was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the initial assignment of a 10 percent rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that the earliest date on which he filed a claim was July 24, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a chronic condition related to his military service.