Hearing loss decisions — 2007

The veteran claims service connection for hearing loss, but the RO denied his claim. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating for bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete development of records, need for further examination, and consideration of staged ratings.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability has been submitted. The RO previously denied this claim in August 1997, but the veteran is now petitioning to have his case reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not begin in service or are related to his active duty. As a result, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial (compensable) rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for tinnitus as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for a disability manifested by dizziness with occasional staggering. The RO assigned a zero percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss since February 16, 2005.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination to clarify the etiology of his hearing loss.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and arthritis of the hands. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded his claim for left ankle disability. The decision on the left ankle disability is that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for undifferentiated schizophrenia effective from January 31, 2003. The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as he does not have this condition. His right ear hearing loss is rated at Level I and thus noncompensable.

The Board determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to noise exposure during service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss in the left ear, residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.,There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities to his military service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation of PTSD, service connection for restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and chronic vertigo, finding that the veteran's conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the previously denied claim. The evidence submitted since the September 1983 rating decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by back pain was not granted as new and material evidence had not been received.,Service connection for bilateral knee pain, hearing loss, and tinnitus were all denied.,PTSD was granted based on the veteran's reported in-service stressor involving witnessing an aircraft crash on the flight deck of his ship.

The veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluation of hearing loss in both ears are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development.

The veteran's appeal for initial compensable evaluations for service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and duodenal ulcer with gastroesophageal reflux disease is being remanded to the RO for additional VA examinations, as well as further development of her claims.