Hearing loss decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling an audiological examination and requesting additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims due to the need for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability, sleep disorder, and bilateral hearing loss remain on appeal as additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is not service-connected.,Tinnitus was incurred in service and the Veteran's low back disorder was aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and fibromyalgia, as well as his claim for an increased rating for foot dermatitis and eczema of the face, were all denied by the RO. The Veteran was exposed to loud noises in service but did not have a current disability that meets VA criteria for hearing loss or fibromyalgia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence of current disabilities that are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his military service, including exposure to noise during active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hay fever or allergic rhinitis, and COPD or asthma, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of an in-service stressor or a current disability.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to October 11, 2006 for service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss disability have been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his active duty military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran was diagnosed with Meniere's disease during a period of ACDUTRA from April 2005 to July 2005. The Board finds it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran developed Meniere's disease during this period and has been continuously symptomatic since then.,The Veteran was diagnosed with tinnitus, which he reported having since his teens. His right ear hearing loss preceded the development of Meniere's disease by several years.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, to include as secondary to his service-connected right ankle injury, was denied. The VA examiner opined that the current lower back condition is not at least as likely as not due to his service-connected right ankle condition.

The Board determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no credible evidence to support his assertions of in-service noise exposure or continuity of symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that the additional disabilities were not caused by VA carelessness or negligence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran does not have arthritis, hearing loss, tinnitus, or an eye disorder that is related to his military service.