Hearing loss decisions — 2006

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current hearing loss to his military service, including any inservice noise exposure. The preponderance of medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's hearing loss is related to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU, but further examination and review of his VA rehabilitation records are needed to determine if he is unemployable due to these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss was not granted due to lack of current evidence of a disability. The psychiatric disability claim, including PTSD, is remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 90 percent, as his current average puretone threshold is 98 decibels in both ears.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus require additional development, including scheduling an examination to determine if he meets the criteria for a hearing disability under VA standards and whether his current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of anxiety disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The hearing loss claim will be remanded to obtain an opinion regarding whether it was aggravated by or caused by the service-connected left tympanic membrane perforation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a back disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

The veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds no reasonable doubt in this determination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain further development of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic back disorder, and sinusitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as it is currently manifested by no more than level I hearing in both ears.

The veteran's claims for increased hearing loss and service connection for a lung disorder are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and granted service connection based on noise exposure during active duty in Korea.

The Board has determined that the veteran's initial, compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.

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

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current chronic knee disorder or bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes. The service-connected benign prostate hypertrophy with incomplete voiding is currently evaluated as noncompensable.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for Meniere's syndrome. The veteran's hearing loss was rated as level I in the right ear and level VI in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hearing loss for VA purposes and therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not warranted.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected hearing loss of the left ear is being remanded due to a need for a more contemporaneous VA examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the initial ratings assigned for a skin condition and PTSD were also denied.