Hearing loss decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both due to service, resulting in a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the invalidation of a previous regulation and because he failed to report for a hearing with a Board Judge in May 2003.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, finding that it was not attributable to his period of active service or any incident therein.

The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for heart problems, and thus this claim is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending requests for evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded for additional examinations and consideration of the claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and for a PTSD and hearing loss examination.

The veteran's low back pain syndrome is rated at the maximum available under both old and new criteria for intervertebral disc syndrome, resulting in a 60 percent rating. The claim of service connection for bilateral high frequency hearing loss remains pending. The TDIU claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and may not be presumed to be of service onset. The veteran does not currently have a diagnosed disability of PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is not etiologically related to exposure to acoustic trauma in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and reopening of service connection claims are being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for residuals of a cholecystectomy, service connection for bilateral knee disability, and service connection for hearing loss. The Board found no competent evidence linking her current disabilities to events in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable evaluation for hepatitis, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for increased initial evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and benign prostatic hypertrophy have been denied as there is no evidence of an exceptional or unusual disability picture.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, hearing loss, and PTSD due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his period of active duty service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to failure to provide proper VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is related to his military service and grants service connection for this disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification.