Hearing loss decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, a low back disorder, and a left eye pterygium due to further development. The effective date of any grant of service connection remains unresolved.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded to allow for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as his pre-existing conditions did not worsen during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition. The claim for a back condition secondary to left uterteral pelvic junction obstruction was not addressed due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of all service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's TDIU claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if his service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the failure to report for a VA examination and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and does not have residuals of a fractured jaw. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability, finding no new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims of psychiatric disability, excision of cysts, bilateral hearing loss, cirrhosis of the liver, cold injury residuals of the hands, and neck disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability was found to be noncompensable prior to April 5, 2007 and a rating in excess of 10 percent after that date is not warranted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest in service or are not causally related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to further development of evidence being required before adjudicating his pending claim for an increased disability evaluation for his right knee necrotizing fasciitis and his claim of entitlement to service connection for nerve damage of the right knee.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not initially manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and is not shown to be otherwise related to service. Therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.