Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss during service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's reported stressors were corroborated, but medical evidence did not confirm a diagnosis of PTSD.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board found no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his service, specifically noise trauma therein. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to clarify the appellant's diagnoses and likely etiology of his bilateral hearing loss, which may be related to service or other factors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, with the Board finding that they were incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding exposure to acoustic trauma during service.

The Veteran's hearing loss in the left ear is currently evaluated as zero percent disabling, which is his current rating. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran did not have a current disability or evidence of an in-service injury. The Court remanded these issues due to procedural errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his pre-existing conditions did not worsen during military service.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss on a schedular basis. The Board now finds that there is no evidence to support an extraschedular rating, and thus denies this portion of the appeal.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as both conditions were first diagnosed many years after his separation from active duty. The VA audiological evaluations did not link these disabilities to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been withdrawn. The appeal for tinnitus has been denied as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, broken left eardrum, depression, and residuals of right shoulder and right arm injuries from shrapnel. The evidence did not support a direct link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, skin cancer (presumed due to herbicide exposure), and PTSD. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service records did not show a diagnosis of PTSD, and his VA examination report did not find any current diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss prior to November 24, 2008 and a rating in excess of 10 percent from that date. The Veteran was assigned a 10% disability rating effective November 24, 2008.