Hearing loss decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, bilateral genu varus (claimed as trench foot), tinnitus, left leg condition, right arm condition, and head condition. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims.

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

The Board has granted the appellant's application to reopen his claim for service connection for hearing loss disability and has determined that he is entitled to service connection based on combat exposure during World War II.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not warrant a compensable evaluation, as his puretone thresholds were within the range for noncompensable disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a nexus between any claimed conditions and active service.,Service connection was not granted for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, neck disorder, toe fungus, stomach disorder, left knee disorder, eye disorders (Refractive error and Presbyopia), temporomandibular joint syndrome, or left foot disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, cervical spine disability with spondylosis and spinal stenosis, left shoulder degenerative osteoarthritis, thoracolumbar disability (chronic strain of the thoracic spine), and left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting medical opinions and incomplete evidence regarding the veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating, and his tinnitus is already rated at its maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a noncompensable rating. The initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and status post removal of a sebaceous cyst on the face are being remanded to the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions were not related to his military service. The claim for a higher rating for Hodgkin's disease was also denied.

The Board granted the veteran's motion to reopen his claim for service connection for a right ankle disability and found new and material evidence. The claims for cold injury residuals of the upper extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and left shoulder disability were also addressed.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus to service, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's service records do not show any evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during his military service. However, he claims that exposure to noise in Vietnam caused these conditions after service. The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for hearing loss of the right ear, chronic low back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), chronic right ankle disability, and chronic left ankle disability were denied. The veteran was granted service connection for status-post open reduction with internal fixation, right (minor) elbow fracture and dislocation, with excision of radial head with Silastic implant, but only an initial 10 percent evaluation was assigned.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sleep disturbance secondary to tinnitus. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hypertension is pending.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his right knee, left knee, and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, cervical sprain, appendectomy scar, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine (now termed), tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and anxiety reaction. The RO previously denied these petitions in April 1997 and April 2002 without reopening them.