Hearing loss decisions — 2008

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated by active service and is not related to service. The evidence did not support continuity of symptoms, and there was no medical nexus between the veteran's hearing loss and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service on board the U.S.S. Hissem.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no current left ear hearing disability and insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between his active service and right ear hearing loss.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the veteran's current hearing loss is more likely than not incurred in active service due to noise exposure.,Service connection for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence showing a causal relationship between the condition and active duty.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but further development is needed to determine their etiology.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder injury, knee disorder, tinnitus, finger amputation, and thigh gunshot wound scar, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further evidentiary development, including a VA compensation examination and consideration of evidence regarding in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his pre-existing hearing loss did not worsen during service and was not aggravated by in-service noise exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's initial claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied from November 1, 2004 to May 11, 2008. From May 12, 2008, the VA assigned a 50% rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 10 percent rating effective August 6, 2007. The prior ratings were found inadequate.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as they existed prior to service. The TDIU claim is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for service connection of residuals of a left foot injury, bilateral hearing loss, or an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The evidence does not support these claims.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not a disability for VA purposes. Service connection is granted for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar and thoracic spine, but service connection for residuals of back injury - cervical spine is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and concluding that any hearing loss did not relate to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable evaluation.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.