Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for right ear and left ear hearing loss as the conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for otitis media with bilateral hearing loss prior to December 1, 2007, and from that date, the veteran is not shown to have a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's initial, compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cold injuries to both feet, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, do not preclude him from securing or following all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the competent medical evidence did not suggest that his pre-existing condition worsened during military service.

The Board found that the veteran's right ear hearing loss was not causally related to his active service or any incident therein.

The veteran's right and left hip, low back, and right shoulder disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher initial ratings. Bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's right knee disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, and the dysmenorrhea and uterine fibroids are rated at 30 percent.,The veteran has been granted an initial rating of 30 percent for dysmenorrhea and uterine fibroids, status post myomectomy.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a disability exhibited by left leg pain as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no competent evidence or opinion suggesting a medical relationship between the veteran's current conditions and his active military or Air National Guard service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of blood poisoning, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic asthma as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not show that the veteran's conditions were related to his military service.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of cold injury.

The veteran's PTSD symptoms are severe enough to warrant a 70 percent rating, but not a 100 percent rating. The evidence is insufficient to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a skin disorder.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the March 1974 administrative decision that the veteran's discharge was not a bar to VA benefits, and denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the etiology of the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not attributable to his military service.