Hearing loss decisions — 2006

The Board found no evidence of current hearing loss or tinnitus within one year after separation from service, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for higher ratings for bilateral tinnitus and right ear hearing loss was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to noise exposure during his active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss warrants an initial evaluation of 30 percent prior to April 14, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and his military service.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing, defective vision (vision loss), left elbow or right elbow. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is granted, but not for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for fungus of the groin and residuals of a head injury are denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The VA determined that the veteran's current bilateral 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, tinnitus, and a nervous condition secondary to tinnitus. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including searching for the veteran's records from 1955, scheduling an examination, and obtaining private medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss is related to his period of service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that no claim was filed before December 10, 1999 and thus the earliest possible effective date is December 10, 1999.

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

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

The veteran's increased rating claims for residuals of a right knee injury, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and appendectomy scar were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's hypertension is not service connected.,The veteran does not have a current disability from hearing loss.,The veteran has been granted an initial compensable rating for hiatal hernia with reflux.

The veteran is granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not causally related to his service-connected atopic dermatitis. The veteran's hearing loss and atopic dermatitis are not service connected.

The veteran's claim for a single 20% evaluation for his hearing loss and tinnitus, currently rated separately at 10%, is denied as the law does not allow for such an assignment.