Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The case is remanded for additional development and readjudication of the claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran regarding his tinnitus claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C Virus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as there was no medical evidence confirming the presence of these conditions.

The veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of October 29, 2004 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, residuals of a right ankle strain, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a right knee injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and a compensable rating for recurrent furunculosis with pyoderma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for otitis media and residuals of tonsillectomy, as there was no evidence of continuous suppurative process or aural polyps for otitis media, and no link to hoarseness or other symptoms for the tonsillectomy.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss as there was no evidence of hearing loss in service or within one year of discharge, and no medical evidence linking current hearing loss to any incident during active service.

The case is remanded for additional development to ensure compliance with the duty to notify and assist under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for higher ratings for the right shoulder and low back disabilities to obtain updated VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right long finger, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service.

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of any hearing loss disability.

The veteran's hearing loss was rated noncompensable from December 10, 2004, to February 12, 2006; the rating remained at 10 percent until June 8, 2008, when it was increased to 40 percent.

The veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of two or more service-connected disabilities, at least one such disability is ratable at 40 percent, and the veteran's combined disability rating is 70 percent.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and psoriasis as there was no evidence of a nexus between the post-service diagnoses and the veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The veteran's diabetes mellitus was not found to require regulation of activities.