Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The veteran was granted a 40 percent initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of an August 2007 VA examination.

The issues of entitlement to service connection for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss are remanded due to deficiencies in the prior Board decision.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, effective October 7, 1998.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability in accordance with VA regulations.

The appeal is remanded for an updated VA audio examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, left ankle disorder, left groin disorder, right groin disorder, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss as there is no competent medical evidence of record showing that the veteran currently has any of these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, lumbar spine disability and bilateral hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not show that he currently had these disabilities.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection, while his right ear hearing loss was denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating for his right knee disability, and service connection has been established for hepatitis C.,Service connection was granted for the veteran's hepatitis C based on evidence of a link between the condition and his period of active duty.

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

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for hearing loss, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and nervous disorder were reopened, but an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, skin cancer, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and bilateral hearing loss for additional development of the medical record.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic headache disorder and bilateral hearing loss as there is no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year of discharge, nor any evidence linking them to the veteran's period of active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development, including an updated VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within a reasonable time thereafter, nor any credible evidence linking them to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, scarring of the eardrums, and tinnitus based on new and material evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.