Hearing loss decisions — 2004

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred during his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and insufficient evidence to decide the claim of service connection for hearing loss.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss began during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus began during his active service, and thus grants service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty service, including exposure to loud noise during combat operations. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for hearing loss. The veteran's service-connected bilateral otitis media is currently noncompensable.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for hearing loss in his left ear and service connection for hearing loss in his right ear, finding no current evidence of a hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's hearing loss and its connection to service. Additional records are needed, including personnel and medical records from his employment with Baseport and any hospitalization at Great Lakes Naval facility in 1952.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to provide proper notice and scheduling for a Travel Board hearing. The RO must ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) by providing appropriate notice and readjudicating the claims.

The RO denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a ganglion cyst on her left wrist, crush injuries to her right middle finger, and skin disorders. The RO also denied claims for irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, elevated blood glucose, and hearing loss.

The Board found that the appellant's hearing loss did not improve during service and was not aggravated by military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's experiences during World War II were tantamount to combat with the enemy and his reported in-service stressors are credible. The other claims of service connection for low back disorder, hearing loss disability, diabetes, and hypertension have been remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hearing loss, and asbestos exposure. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen previous claims related to tobacco use/nicotine dependence and cold injury.

The Board has granted the veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and has determined that such condition is etiologically related to his combat experiences during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 14, 1999 for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The veteran was found not to be unemployable solely as a result of his service-connected conditions prior to that date.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing the veteran with a VA examination and complying with due process requirements.