Hearing loss decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable disability rating, as his current level of hearing impairment does not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation under VA's rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between any inservice noise exposure and current hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, or tinnitus. The veteran's claims are denied.

The Board found no current diagnosis of residuals of frostbite to the hands and denied service connection for this condition. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss did not meet the criteria for service connection as it was not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran claims left ear hearing loss due to noise exposure during service. However, the VA examination report is insufficient for a decision as it lacks puretone decibel loss values. The case is remanded for further evaluation and clarification of the claim.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of right ear hearing loss for VA rating purposes, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, heart disease, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, low back disability (arthritis), left knee disability, residuals of a left hand injury with tremors, and degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claims for increased ratings are also denied.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for service-connected residuals of a neck injury with degenerative changes to the cervical spine, effective from September 26, 2003. The veteran's left ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or head trauma leading to current hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for headaches, hepatitis C, and hypertension were denied. The claim for tinea versicolor was granted with a compensable rating of 30%. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of right ear hearing loss for VA purposes, and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the reopened claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss to the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not attributable to service and was not manifest within one year of his separation from service. As a result, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The appellant currently has a bilateral hearing loss disability, but this condition was not present during active duty for training in 1966 or for many years afterwards. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran does not have hearing loss attributable to his military service, nor was it manifest within one year of separation from service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral hearing loss disability does not warrant a compensable rating under VA's schedular criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and thus denied his claim.