Hearing loss decisions — 2004

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The RO is directed to request his missing service medical records (SMRs) from Ream Field, California, where he served on the flight line for 6-8 hours per day with jet airplanes. If these records are not obtained, the Board will proceed based on the evidence already available.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and an increased evaluation for tinnitus, finding that his service-connected conditions did not warrant higher ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen previously final decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including scheduling of a VA audiological examination and obtaining medical records from various sources.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and diabetes mellitus, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active duty.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bilateral knee disorders with scarring, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development including examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete evidence and procedural issues.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a respiratory disability, as well as his claims for service connection for multiple other disabilities. The RO initially decided these issues in April 2002, which was before the VCAA was enacted.

The Board has restored the veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that severing it was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, effective from the date service connection was established.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected perforation of the left tympanic membrane with mixed hearing loss, as his condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current level of disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, and otitis media. The evaluation for labyrinthine disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his multiple service-connected disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of various joints and arrhythmia. He does not meet criteria for housebound status.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, left leg disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, asbestosis, and hypertension. The decision also noted that new evidence did not reopen claims for pes planus and arthritis.