Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding it as likely as not that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection as there was no evidence supporting a relationship between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the veteran. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was remanded to the RO/AMC for a contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no competent medical evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and any aspect of his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss was granted, while tinnitus and PTSD were denied. The claim for skin cancer was remanded.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantial gainful employment, granting a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for type II diabetes mellitus was dismissed by the veteran.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence to support a link between his in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.

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

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

The veteran was granted a higher rating of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss, for the period from November 19, 1999 to August 27, 2007, and a 50 percent rating from August 28, 2007. The claims for increased ratings for earlier periods were denied.

The veteran's hearing acuity was found to be Level I in the right ear and Level II in the left ear, which did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA audiological examination and the acquisition of any relevant VA medical records.