Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Veteran has right ear sensorineural hearing loss that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and considering whether any claimed disability had its onset during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no competent evidence linking a current hearing loss disability to service.

The veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, to include as a result of herbicide exposure, were denied.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issues involving the heart and psychiatric disorders are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss was determined to have been incurred in active service, while left ear hearing loss and major depressive disorder were not service-connected. The tension headaches did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board remands the matter for additional development, including review of new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent, but no higher, from October 31, 2006. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss was incurred during active service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected hearing loss was more than noncompensable (zero percent) in severity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence linking the condition to his active service.

The Veteran's hearing loss disability was granted an evaluation of 40 percent disabling, but not higher, due to its marked interference with employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to VA for further development of the record.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted an earlier effective date of April 16, 1979 for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development, including a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted an increased initial evaluation of 50 percent for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a disability rating higher than 50 percent, and an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent evaluation is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a low back disability as the medical evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.