Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss and there is no medical evidence linking any in-service noise exposure to his claimed disability. As such, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or a left arm disability as these conditions are not shown to be related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board remands the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the etiology of hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and migraine headaches, but denied service connection for allergic rhinitis. The veteran's duodenal ulcer was rated at 20 percent, with no increase in rating.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, chronic right ear infection, tinnitus, mild anemia, and chronic low back pain are being remanded for further development.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss was granted service connection, while tinnitus and a disorder manifested by dizziness were denied. The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for disability resulting from right eye surgery was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no relationship between the veteran's current hearing loss and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar disorder and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral pes planus, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within the applicable time period, nor any competent evidence relating these conditions to active service.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if current hearing loss is causally related to impacted cerumen noted in May 1950.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was found to be no more than Level II in the right ear and Level III in the left ear, not warranting a compensable evaluation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a scar, status post appendectomy were denied. The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus was remanded.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss was granted as it first manifested during his period of active service, while right ear hearing loss was denied as it existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss of the left ear as there was no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may a left ear hearing loss be presumed to have been so incurred.

The appeal is REMANDED to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left ear disorder other than hearing loss, stomach ulcer, and hepatitis C.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is etiologically related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins with a history of ligation, as there was no competent medical evidence showing that it was related to his service. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is being remanded for further development.

The veteran was granted a 50 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, but an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hearing loss was denied.