Hearing loss decisions — 2009

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his service, including noise exposure during active duty. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not manifested during her periods of active service and is not considered to be related to such service. The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is likely due to noise exposure during his military service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is manifested by pure tone threshold averages and speech recognition scores that correspond to not worse than level 'I' hearing on the right and level 'VIII' hearing on the left, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss disability is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The evidence did not establish a medical nexus between his military service and these conditions.

The Board found no nexus between the Veteran's active duty and his currently shown bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, but a VA examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that his current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for a more definitive medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service. His acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a compensation examination. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, as there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing conditions at entry into service. The medical opinions provided do not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and conducting VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for color blindness, and service connection for diabetes mellitus were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals. The Board found that there was no evidence of diabetes mellitus in service or within one year post-service, thus denying service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a qualifying disability in either ear or showing that these conditions were incurred during active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury was denied. His claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD were also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from 10 percent to non-compensably disabling was proper, and thus denied the Veteran's request to restore a 10 percent evaluation.