Hearing loss decisions — 2005

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records review. The issues of service connection for left knee disability, low back disability, and bilateral hearing loss are pending.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for hearing loss, finding that the new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as level I in both ears, resulting in a non-compensable rating. The Board denied an increased compensable rating for the condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for hearing loss in his right ear, finding that the evidence does not support a compensable rating based on audiometric findings.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating under the applicable disability evaluation criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for macular degeneration and an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of medical evidence supporting these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD have been denied as there is no competent evidence showing current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has determined that the August 1977 and March 1978 rating decisions denying service connection for hearing loss were in error due to CUE. The veteran's claim is granted from the day following his discharge from service, with an effective date of February 18, 2003.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disorder, finding that there is no new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and verruca plantaris, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and eye disorder (presbyopia, chalazion) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, effective from May 4, 2004.

The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and the case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and secondary service connection for CAD as a result of bilateral varicose veins. The increased evaluation requests for varicose veins of both legs have also been denied, and the TDIU claim is not met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his period of active duty service. The VA examiner found it less likely than not that the veteran's current hearing loss is related to an incident during service.

The RO denied the reduction in rating from 30 percent to 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, finding that evidence did not support such a reduction. The veteran's disability was rated at 20 percent effective March 9, 2000.

The VA denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss, finding that his hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss during service or until many years after discharge, and concluded that the veteran's current hearing loss is not related to his military service.

The Board has decided that further development is needed due to insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's reported conditions to his military service. The appeal will be returned for this purpose.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and found that new evidence submitted since the 1968 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The veteran's hearing loss was aggravated by service, but he did not have pre-existing high frequency hearing loss at entry into service.