Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss due to withdrawal by his representative. The claim for service connection of back condition is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability, left ear hearing loss, and lumbosacral spine strain require additional development due to incomplete examination reports and need for further medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and GERD as due to herbicide agent exposure. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition did not worsen during his active service.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and coronary artery disease. The Board finds that the evidence shows the Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various psychiatric, hearing, back, hypertension, migraine headaches, tinnitus, shoulder, frostbite, circulatory problems, lymphadenopathy and TBI disorders have been reopened. However, the claims remain denied as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss is not related to his military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no causal relationship between his current hearing loss and military noise exposure. The Board also found that diabetes mellitus did not cause or aggravate his hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service, and the current conditions are not related to military service.

The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition and remanded the issue of service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no communication prior to September 11, 2008 that could be construed as a claim.,Service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy is granted secondary to the service-connected cervical spine disorder. Service connection for seizure disorder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's in-service hazardous noise exposure to his current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss, and it did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for ankylosis of the right hand/fingers, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were related to his military service.,New evidence submitted by the Veteran did not provide new information or relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate any of the claims.

The Board dismissed the appeals for right ear hearing loss and coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction, stents, and bypass surgery with history of congestive heart failure due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found no current diagnosis of hearing loss in the left ear or right ear, and that there was insufficient evidence to link the Veteran's current hearing loss or tinnitus to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection as they are considered to be related to his active duty service.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of ischemic heart disease as it was granted in a prior decision. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent from June 12, 2017, and denied any rating higher than that. Diabetes mellitus remains rated at 20 percent. A TDIU claim has been raised.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed for his claim of an increased evaluation for bilateral tinnitus. His claim to reopen a service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted, but the Board must remand all other issues due to new evidence received since the last final denial in 2004.