Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a hernia, glaucoma (claimed as partial blindness), and a bilateral foot disorder, including degenerative joint disease, finding that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria for a hearing loss disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible statements, his combat service, and medical evidence confirming the presence of these conditions.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconferencing hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for liver damage was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a liver disability related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a back injury, bilateral hearing loss, and a dental condition as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic tinnitus, and paresthesias of the right upper extremity as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's period of active military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were reopened, and both conditions were found to have been incurred in or aggravated by his active military service. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic bilateral external suppurative otitis media was denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a nexus between the disability and service, despite noise exposure during combat in Vietnam.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it originated during his period of active service. The other conditions remain under review.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to restoration of a 40 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and an increased (compensable) rating for bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The claim for service connection for a dental condition was reopened, but the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a cholesteatoma of the left ear, but remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus based on new and material evidence that the conditions originated during military service.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to clarify the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a disability recognized by VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no formal or informal claim for service connection prior to May 5, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the feet, hearing loss, and tinnitus.