Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, amputation of three middle toes of the right foot, lens implant, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as they were not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right elbow disorder, a right shoulder disorder, PTSD, hepatitis C, a right eye disorder, an ulcer, a scar of the right shoulder, and tinea versicolor were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology, and no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or aggravation and no medical nexus between the current condition and military service.

The Veteran's gout has been rated at 40 percent, and the claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disability, hearing loss, left ear condition (previously shown as dizziness), right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been reopened.,The claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disability was denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, arthritis of the right knee, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bilateral hearing loss were denied due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors, and no evidence of a current disability for the hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and lymphedema of the left lower extremity, with a 50 percent rating effective October 18, 2004, and a 20 percent rating for lymphedema.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a dental disorder, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the preponderance of evidence showed that it did not manifest in service or within one year after service and was not related to service, including combat-related acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's GERD, left ear hearing loss, and mastoidectomy due to cholesteatoma do not warrant higher initial ratings. Service connection for malignant hyperthermia was granted.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability but denied the claims for right ear hearing loss, stomach, skin, foot, and respiratory disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence regarding the appellant's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and inactive duty training.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on deafness in both ears.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disability during or after service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied both claims on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal with regard to the September 2002 and October 2002 rating decisions, which denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, service connection for a heart disorder, service connection for hearing loss, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of ACL repair of the left knee but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.