Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during service and has continued since. The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was aggravated by service, as evidenced by significant threshold shifts in his audiometric results from before and after service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is dismissed. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current hearing loss disability related to service, and his lumbar spine disorder is also related to service. No rating assigned as no specific issue was resolved.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to have started in service and is related to noise exposure, thus service connection is granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus before the Board could issue a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a conflicting medical appointment, and he has been requested for a travel board hearing at the RO in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has not been manifested by hearing acuity worse than Level II in his right ear and Level III in his left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that these conditions were incurred in service. The Veteran's pulmonary disorder is not service connected.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in both ears and tinnitus, finding new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for hearing loss in the right ear. The Veteran is also found to have a current diagnosis of tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, granting both claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected, but his right ear hearing loss was not aggravated by service. The claim for a temporary total disability rating based on need for convalescence following back surgery in October 2012 remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of these conditions based on the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral mixed hearing loss is etiologically related to his noise exposure in service.,The Veteran's tinnitus is also etiologically related to service or caused by the service-connected hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is found to be related to noise exposure during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a left hand injury. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service exposure to loud noise during combat in Vietnam.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is substituted as the claimant for his February 2005 appeal, and he was granted a 100% rating for bilateral hearing loss effective from July 18, 2003. The Appellant also received DIC benefits under Section 1318.,The Veteran's death occurred on March 1, 2014, and as his disability had been rated at 100% since July 18, 2003, he was eligible for DIC benefits.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to May 8, 2015 or after May 8, 2015, and denied service connection for gout.