Hearing loss decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for bilateral hearing loss or residuals of facial cuts, as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's right ear hearing loss disability was incurred in service, while his left ear hearing loss disability is not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory disorder, including emphysema and COPD. The veteran's hearing loss is rated as noncompensable.

The Board found that the veteran's current back, lung, and bilateral hearing loss disorders were first manifested many years after service in the 1990s and are unrelated to any incident of service origin.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied a higher rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, which was currently rated as non-compensably disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss and an increased evaluation for tinnitus, as well as his claim for service connection for hypertension and heart disease. The initial rating for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed hearing loss or rheumatoid arthritis related to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection. The left ankle disorder is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during active military service and granted this claim. The appeal for service connection of a heart disorder was withdrawn by the veteran, resulting in its dismissal.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss in June 1972, but the veteran's claim was ultimately granted in September 1998. The decision of June 13, 1972, is found to be correct based on the evidence available at that time.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, anal fistula, and anxiety neurosis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial compensable disability rating for his abdominal scar and residuals of exploratory laparotomy for a stab wound, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating under the applicable schedular criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's period of active duty service. The skin disability is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a compensable evaluation prior to October 11, 2001 and no evidence warranting an evaluation in excess of 10 percent beginning October 11, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his bilateral hearing loss, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss as defined by VA standards, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied. His claim for service connection for tinnitus was also denied.