Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient review of the claims file by a previous VA examiner, and further development is needed to determine if service connection for bilateral hearing loss should be granted.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hearing loss disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 0 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that it did not meet the criteria under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability manifested by bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus that is due to or aggravated by disease or injury during military service.

The veteran seeks service connection for chronic suppurative otitis media, hearing loss, and the residuals of tympanic membrane perforation. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for otitis media, left ear hearing loss, and schizophrenia have been denied. The highest possible rating of 10 percent has been assigned for each condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable disability evaluation criteria.

The VA determined that the veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,There is no evidence of a right foot fungus during service, and current medical records do not establish its onset or connection to service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not currently service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current hearing problems are more likely due to other causes rather than in-service noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. The evidence does not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has granted the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of ear infections, to include bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The issue is now on the merits.

The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease, effective October 28, 2005.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and issuing a statement of the case for his tinnitus claim.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.