Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's knee, hearing loss, and low back disabilities, as well as service connection for a cervical spine disability.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC, for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans' Law Judge.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted service connection as it is etiologically related to noise exposure during active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service, despite in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected as they resulted from in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss was rated at 40 percent effective March 14, 2008.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show a chronic condition in service or a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, COPD, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran was also found not eligible for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or due to being housebound.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it on a de novo basis. The claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support an increase in disability rating.

The Veteran failed to respond to requests for information essential for the proper adjudication of his claims, and thus has abandoned them.

The Board remands the case for an additional VA Compensation and Pension Examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence was new and material and that the Veteran's hearing loss had its onset during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, and a lumbar spine disorder as the conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's acne keloids of the posterior scalp were rated at 30 percent from December 20, 2002, and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was not established.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis and rhinitis, and a superficial scalp wound scar.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for hearing loss and no evidence linking either condition to the Veteran's military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of hearing loss, tinnitus is not related to service, and lumbar strain was incurred in active service.