Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of left distal radius fracture and fixation are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.,The Veteran's residual left thigh neuropathy with status-post bone graft is not manifested by severe to complete paralysis, warranting a noncompensable evaluation.

The Board has reopened the service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss and remanded it for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of material evidence.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is less likely than not related to service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on a direct and secondary basis are denied as there is no competent evidence of record showing that any claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that his disability does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no current evidence of a disability or the conditions are not shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations conducted are inadequate and requires further development of evidence, including obtaining medical records from various sources and conducting new VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased rating claims have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids, and there was no indication of service connection or exposure basis for the back condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD).

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has been clinically shown to be manifested by no worse than Level I hearing in both ears, resulting in a noncompensable evaluation.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is attributable to in-service noise exposure and service connection is granted. The issue of prostate cancer will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and missing teeth are denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to active military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to noise exposure during military service and was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating, as his pure tone thresholds do not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation under VA's schedular guidelines.