Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently service-connected, but the Board has determined that additional evidence and an examination are needed to determine if it was caused by noise exposure during service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not begin during or as a result of his active service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PFB. The Veteran is seeking a compensable rating for sinus bradycardia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left knee disability or right ear hearing loss, and thus cannot establish service connection for either condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for another VA examination of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's disability evaluation schedule.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as an additional medical opinion regarding his service connection claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to address the issue of service connection for left ear hearing loss, as this issue is intertwined with the initial rating claim for right ear hearing loss. The AOJ should adjudicate both issues before proceeding.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to a decision being made by the Board.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining his complete service treatment and personnel records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both granted. Bilateral hearing loss is found to have had its onset during combat service in Vietnam, while tinnitus is related to the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability is manifested by no more than a hearing acuity of Level III for the right ear and Level II for the left ear, warranting a noncompensable evaluation. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support an increased rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear at a scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case will be processed again after scheduling the Veteran for a new hearing.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a hearing loss and granted service connection based on in-service noise exposure. The decision is final as it was denied in September 1983, but new evidence received since then supports the reopening of the claim.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are found to be related to service, including in-service acoustic trauma and/or the septorhinoplasty he underwent during service.

The Veteran's current tinnitus is causally related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and established a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's left ankle strain. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss, pulmonary disorder, right foot bunion, left foot bunion, right hand disorder, right CTS, and sleep apnea.