Hearing loss decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if all service-connected disabilities, including significant hearing loss, preclude the veteran from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist disorder, hearing loss, rectal disorder (to include hemorrhoids), and deviated nasal septum have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions. The Board finds that the veteran does not meet the minimum statutory requirement for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable evaluation for hearing loss in both ears, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have right ear hearing loss for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected, while his variously diagnosed eye disorders are not.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from a hearing loss disability as defined by law and denied his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, myopic astigmatism, and a back disability including scoliosis and arthritis of the lumbar spine. The veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated at 40 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of the issues raised.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss disability does not warrant a compensable evaluation, and his cholesteatoma due to perforated tympanic membrane is also noncompensably disabling. Therefore, both claims are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a ratable bilateral eye disability, and his sinusitis and hearing loss are not service-connected.

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence to support the veteran's assertions of in-service exposure or a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's March 1999 application for nonservice-connected pension benefits was not a claim for service connection. The effective date of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left lower extremity weakness, and left upper extremity weakness is October 26, 2001.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of any current kidney disease, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The veteran's service records show symptoms in service but no definitive diagnosis. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board found no evidence of a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection cannot be established. The veteran's claims are denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have type II diabetes mellitus that is attributable to his active military service. The claims for increased evaluations of bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and right knee medial meniscectomy are pending.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.