Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability has been dismissed. The Board also remanded several other claims related to various disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and lymph node cancer have all been granted. The effective dates are not specified as the appeals were decided on their merits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. Effective from February 23, 2011, he is now entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, short term memory loss, right ankle condition, right thumb disability, and headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, left hip disability, PTSD, right wrist disability, and left wrist disability has been granted.,The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to a lack of evidence of current disability. The claim has been reopened with the submission of new and material evidence, but further examination is needed to determine if his hearing loss began during active service or is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, headaches (secondary to a traumatic brain injury), CFS, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence does not support finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is due to his active military service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's sinus disability is found to have begun during service and granted service connection.,There is no evidence of nosebleeds as a separate disability, thus denial of service connection for nosebleeds.,Right ear hearing loss was not shown to be related to in-service noise exposure or other factors, resulting in denial of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, right wrist disability, and left ankle disability have all been denied as there is no current evidence of a service-connected disability.,There are no findings or diagnoses of any current disabilities related to the claimed conditions in the record.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran not filing a motion for reconsideration or appeal within 120 days.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss due to new evidence of worsening symptoms. The Veteran will need to undergo further evaluations to determine if he currently has these conditions and whether they are related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and dismissed the issue of a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the presumption that preexisting right ear hearing loss was aggravated during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Service connection is established for IBS (claimed as chronic diarrhea), headaches, muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, deviated septum, TMJ, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, and hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chest injury residuals, a right leg disability, bilateral hearing loss, unspecified arthritis (other than in the lumbar spine), and a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is denied for chest injury residuals as there is no medical evidence linking any post-service lung conditions to the reported chest injury during active duty training.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are likely related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service. The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus and his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability. However, due to inextricably intertwined issues of TDIU and the need to assign an initial rating for the now-service-connected condition, the matter is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for blurred vision, bilateral hearing loss, prostatitis, hypertension, lumbar spondylosis, hip disability, right knee disability, left leg disability, and tinnitus have been dismissed. The claim to reopen a claim of service connection for lumbar spondylosis, hip disability, right knee disability, and left leg disability has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and a right leg disability. The Veteran's claims are related to exposure to noise in his ears (presumptive) and secondary to service-connected ankle disabilities.