Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Veteran's hearing loss disability was manifested by level V hearing acuity in the right ear and by level VII hearing acuity in the left ear, resulting in a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6100. An increased evaluation is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back condition, and bilateral knee condition as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and his active military service.

The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for the claims of service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, respiratory problems, and psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, and he is granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current hearing loss and his active military service.

The February 2005 Board decision that denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, postoperative acoustic neuroma, and postoperative hydrocephalus was adequately supported by the evidence then of record, and was not undebatably erroneous.

The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence relevant to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for facial scarring, arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, pancreatitis, gout, visual impairment of the left eye, and hearing loss of the left ear as there was no competent medical evidence showing that these conditions were related to his service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine and bilateral knee disability as there was no evidence of chronicity during active service, no evidence of arthritis to any degree within the first year following service, and no competent medical evidence that linked the current back or knee disorders to service.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for a bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The Board denied a compensable disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss in the left ear, as the evidence did not support a compensable level of hearing impairment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the veteran did not have hearing loss within the definition of 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 nor per the directives of Hensley when he separated from service.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, as there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and right hand disability are being remanded for additional VA examinations to reassess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.