Hearing loss decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is as likely related to his in-service noise exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his hearing loss disability, as well as the severity of his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and a 100 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss were denied as there was no evidence prior to September 24, 2010 that supported these claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his active military service, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating or additional service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, so the cases are dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are related to his military service, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions listed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and hearing loss disability, finding new and material evidence. Both conditions are now considered to be related to active duty.,Service connection is granted for right knee traumatic arthritis.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss did not manifest during service or within one year of separation and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA audiological examination to determine the current severity of his bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran will also receive a supplemental statement of the case if benefits are not granted in full.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is manifested by level I hearing impairment in both ears, resulting in a noncompensable evaluation. The Board finds that an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is not warranted.

The Board has determined that none of the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or contributed substantially to his death from an acute intracerebral hemorrhage due to deep vein thrombosis. The appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information from a private audiogram and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional audiometry and speech recognition testing data, as well as treatment records from VA clinics. The goal is to determine if his bilateral hearing loss has worsened.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not manifest within one year of separation from service and there is no evidence linking his current hearing loss to in-service noise exposure. As such, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and ALS, but denied hearing loss.,Service connection is established for tinnitus due to noise exposure during active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The evidence does not support the presence of a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes during the period under appellate review.