Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability as it was not aggravated by his inservice acoustic exposure.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability and there is no basis for award of service-connected disability compensation for a dental disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back pain, depression, hearing loss, tinnitus, joint aches, headaches, fatigue, and sleep problems.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, residuals of a lumbar spine injury with degenerative disc disease, and a skin condition claimed as a rash on chest and back due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.

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

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability evaluation.

The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus began during active service as a result of in-service acoustic trauma.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a disability during service or within one year thereafter, and no evidence linking the current disabilities to his military service.

The evidence submitted since the previous denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is service-connected, but tinnitus is not.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to verify a claimed in-service stressor and obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings for restrictive pulmonary disease and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as he did not incur hearing loss during active military service and it cannot be presumed to have occurred in service.

The veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for right ear hearing loss are remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC.

The Board denied service connection for a right elbow disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a bilateral ankle disability. The claims of entitlement to service connection for left knee and back disabilities were reopened based on new and material evidence, but the veteran was not granted service connection for these conditions. The veteran's initial rating for chondromalacia, right knee, remained at 10 percent.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in, or aggravated by, active military service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear and left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral pes planus, hallux valgus and bunions as the conditions were found to be pre-existing and not aggravated by service.