Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities and his military service, thus denying both claims.

The Board has ordered additional development regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, including obtaining missing Reserve service medical records. The Veteran will be scheduled for an examination to determine the etiology of any current hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA audiological examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected hearing loss. The RO should then conduct a de novo review and consider assigning staged ratings if warranted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has been rated at 20 percent since February 2009. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to questions regarding the exact nature and etiology of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss, as well as the current severity of his service-connected left ear hearing loss. The Veteran will be afforded an additional VA audiometric examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant personnel records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be due to in-service noise exposure and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was incurred during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a DRO hearing at the Muskogee, Oklahoma location.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining audiometric test results and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to service exposure to noise.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new evidence does not establish a direct link to service.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, including whether they are related to service exposure to excessive noise.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his service, including exposure to noise from working with jet engines. As a result, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating for either condition.

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

The Veteran's hearing loss disability has been rated as noncompensable based on the results of multiple VA examinations, which consistently indicated Level I or III hearing loss in both ears.

The Board found that a left ear hearing loss disability was not present during military service or for several decades thereafter and there is no competent evidence of record otherwise linking it to an incident of service origin, including acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a left ankle disability have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral hearing loss was aggravated during service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.