Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The Board finds that the evidence of record is consistent with the veteran's contentions and grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a bilateral knee disorder, to include arthritis, were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities that meet VA compensation standards.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss disability of the left ear and pes planus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability in the case of the left ear and clear and unmistakable evidence that pes planus pre-existed both periods of active duty without an increase in severity.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for discogenic disease of the cervical spine, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral hand shakiness. The veteran was also denied increased ratings for his left wrist, left radial head, and left scapular wing disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating as the hearing acuity is insufficient to meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board finds that the veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to acoustic trauma during his military service.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the veteran's inservice, occupational, and recreational noise exposure.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were determined to be etiologically related to his active military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss has been remanded to the RO for scheduling of a videoconference hearing.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the current disability was causally related to noise exposure during service.

The veteran's initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as a service-connected disability was not the principal or contributory cause of his death and the disease processes leading to his death were not attributable to active military service.

The veteran does not have a current left ear hearing loss disability, and the right ear hearing loss is not compensable. The claims for service connection for thoracic spine disability and hypertension are remanded.

The veteran does not have hearing loss, right ear, as defined by VA.

The application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss was denied because new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim has not been received.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, residuals of fractured ribs, left hip and right fifth finger disabilities, a peptic ulcer, hypertension, an upper respiratory infection, renal failure, hyperlipidemia and gastroenteritis were denied as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.