Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his service, including significant noise exposure during military service.

The Veteran's hearing loss is not attributable to his period of military service and the Board finds no nexus between current hearing loss and service.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral hearing loss did not worsen during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA audiologic examination, and readjudicating his claims.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss was evaluated as noncompensable under the VA rating schedule. The Board found that his audiometric results did not meet criteria for exceptional patterns of hearing impairment or other specific provisions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and neuropathy. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened but remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and hearing loss.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied his claim.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their claims prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was evaluated at a disability rating of 30 percent prior to August 27, 2012 and increased to 40 percent thereafter. The Board found that the criteria for higher ratings were not met.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred during such service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including consideration of an extraschedular rating. The Veteran's claim remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his bilateral hearing loss disability and for updated VA treatment records. The case will be adjudicated again after these actions.

The Board found no evidence of in-service hearing loss or tinnitus, and the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were more likely due to post-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's left calf muscle atrophy and weakness were incurred in service, but there is no evidence of a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes. The Board finds that the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, related to his service.

The Board has received a withdrawal of the appeal from the appellant, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

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

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for all issues currently under consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure.