Hearing loss decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to establish service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection was denied for left ear hearing loss due to lack of current disability.

The Board found no current disability for VA purposes due to hearing loss, and thus denied service connection.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence and provide the Veteran with another VA examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and malaria as these conditions are found to be of service origin.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not manifest during or as a result of active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's schedular guidelines, and therefore denied an initial compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including scheduling a hearing and another VA examination. The claims of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and whether there is new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for a cardiac disorder are being returned to the RO for additional consideration.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received in order to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but the claim of service connection for skin cancer is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to incomplete examination reports. The examiner must provide a supplemental opinion addressing whether the current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure in service, including consideration of latent or delayed onset theories.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing at the RO in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of his claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and lumbosacral spine disorder. The evidence does not show a current disability in these areas.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain private medical treatment records from the Veteran. The case will be returned to the RO for further review.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 50 percent since May 12, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no credible evidence of in-service noise exposure or continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board finds that the current disabilities are not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss is not related to military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran's audiometric findings did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the criteria for a TDIU have not been met.

The Veteran's request for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a Board video-conference hearing.

The Board has determined that there is no current bilateral hearing loss disability and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection. The Veteran's degenerative changes of the lumbar spine have also been denied as his claim was not about service connection at all, but rather a rating increase.