Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus, specifically because of potential noise exposure during service. The VA examiner will need to review a field study from 1990 that suggests manual Morse code operators may have been exposed to hazardous noise levels.

The Veteran's headaches are not rated higher than 30 percent, as they do not meet the criteria for a more severe rating.,The Veteran does not have hearing loss that meets VA disability criteria and thus service connection is denied.,The Veteran does not have a diagnosed cranial nerve disability. His reported numbness of the face is considered part of his headaches.,Service connection for prostate cancer or erectile dysfunction, both associated with herbicide exposure, are denied as there was no evidence of such exposure in service and no current condition found to be caused by it.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not secondary to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are rated at 100 percent combined, and the Board finds that these conditions reasonably preclude his participation in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right eye disability and tinnitus. The claims for left knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus are being reviewed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran experienced acoustic trauma during his active service and that there is a continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his active service, with the presumption of exposure to noise in the Gulf War.,The Veteran's testicular cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service.,PTSD was established based on an in-service stressor, and GERD is considered secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions began during or were otherwise caused by active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability, but remanded the issues of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to unclear audiometric test results.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the current disabilities are not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite of the left and right feet, as well as his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, were denied. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the frostbite claims, and that there was no medical evidence linking current foot conditions to service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims must be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The case will be reviewed with additional evidence, including new examination results.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient information and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's hearing loss and lung disease (asbestosis with COPD) are being remanded for further evaluation. The service connection for both conditions is not currently established, and the issue of exposure to aircraft fumes causing his lung condition needs clarification.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and hearing loss, with the latter issue being remanded to verify periods of active duty training.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and thus granting these claims.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a left foot disorder, right foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The cases are remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examination results. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA audiological examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that there is no current disability as defined by VA standards.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss.