Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated at 10 percent prior to April 13, 2017 and remains at 10 percent thereafter. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence currently of record is sufficient to substantiate the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The evidence received since the June 1996 rating decision is new and material, as it relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate his claims for tinnitus and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo/equilibrium and dizziness, as well as his claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus originated during service, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus. The issue of bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining updated medical records and providing addendum opinions from examiners who previously examined the Veteran.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn prior to the Board's decision. The claims of service connection for tinnitus and PTSD have been granted.,Service connection has been established for tinnitus, with a determination that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 30 percent since the initial grant of service connection, and no higher rating is warranted based on the evidence.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found that the Veteran's gastrointestinal, neurological, and hearing disabilities are not related to service or exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a current disability. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board denied reopening the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an anxiety disorder not otherwise specified. The decision found no new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or knee disabilities during service, and the preponderance of the evidence fails to establish a present disability as a result of service.,The Veteran's bilateral knee osteoarthritis was not incurred in or caused by his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with the evidence being in equipoise on both issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

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

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

The Board determined that the reduction of the rating from 50 percent to 40 percent was improper and restored the original 50 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn it.