Hearing loss decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran meets the criteria for hearing loss disabilities and whether such disabilities are related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability and there is no evidence of such during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current hearing loss to service, including exposure to acoustic trauma. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss prior to February 12, 2005 was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability and therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a hearing impairment as defined by VA for compensation purposes and therefore, service connection for hearing loss is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current left ear hearing loss did not result from service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sinusitis. The Board found that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure during his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran's current hearing loss is related to noise exposure during service. The RO must provide a VA audiometric examination and obtain an opinion on this issue.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of hearing loss, finding no evidence linking his current hearing impairment to military service.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current hearing loss to his active service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an initial (compensable) rating for left ear hearing loss was denied as the audiometric evaluations did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The Board dismissed this issue.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right and left ear hearing losses did not manifest during his period of active duty for training, and there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection.