Hearing loss decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran did not have residuals of a fungus of the ear, otitis externa, including Meniere's disease with vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's service connection claims for left shoulder disability and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his period of service.

The veteran's tinnitus and bladder dysfunction were found to be related to service, while his hearing loss was not. The VA examiner opined that the veteran's chlamydia urethritis was acute and transitory with no current residuals.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, including as due to herbicide exposure, has been withdrawn. The case is remanded for further development regarding the issues of skin disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, flat feet, bilateral lower extremity cold injuries, bilateral lower extremity traumatic arthritis, and bilateral lower extremity osteoporosis. The claim for heart disease was also denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen it.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a current VA audiometric examination and consideration of his claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the December 1961 rating action reducing the schedular disability evaluation for hearing loss disability from 10 percent to non-compensable level was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no residuals of upper arm SFWs, no hearing loss related to service, and no compensable rating for his SFW scars.

The VA determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability warrants a 10 percent evaluation, but not more. The evidence shows moderate to severe right ear sensorineural hearing loss and mild to profound left ear sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for defective hearing, finding that the veteran's current hearing loss is due to his in-service exposure to excessive acoustic trauma and resolves a doubt in favor of entitlement.

Your appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing. The issues of service connection for various conditions are still under review.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development due to VCAA compliance issues.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that his combat experiences in Vietnam are related to his current diagnosis. The claims of increased evaluation for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in his right ear, and thus is not entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were incurred in service, granting his claims for these disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted it, finding new and material evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss disability in the right ear and tinnitus have been granted, effective September 12, 2002.

The veteran requested to withdraw their appeal, and as a result, the case has been dismissed.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.