Hearing loss decisions — 2011

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to noise exposure during his National Guard service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his service, as there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or hearing impairment at separation. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to active military service, and the claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The issue of bilateral hearing loss remains pending as it was not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection as it is related to his military service. His bilateral hearing loss and skin disorder were not found to be directly related to service.

The July 1984 rating decision denied service connection for tension headaches and bilateral hearing loss. New evidence received since then did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

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

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain Social Security Administration records related to the Veteran's application for disability benefits. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The weight of the evidence now supports a finding that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as his audiometric testing did not show any worse than Level II hearing acuity in either ear.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral knee disability. The decision also addressed his claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral glaucoma.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling since June 29, 2009.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability of the left ear or tinnitus, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is not causally related to his active military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection. The claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending as it requires further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service or for many years thereafter. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding in favor of service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is at least as likely as not related to or aggravated by military noise exposure during his active duty service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun in service and continued thereafter, granting service connection for tinnitus. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service. The claim of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss is being remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be due to inservice acoustic trauma and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are as likely related to his service, including noise exposure during active duty. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The VA determined that the appellant's current bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred or aggravated by service, and specifically denied service connection based on a finding of direct service connection.