Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA records and a medical opinion regarding his claims for service connection of various cancers, including those presumed due to herbicide exposure. The cause of death claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran does not have evidence of a current disability related to service, and the Board finds that his hearing loss is not due to noise exposure during military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and a bilateral hearing loss disability, both of which are found to have been incurred in service. The Veteran's statements regarding the onset of these conditions were considered.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records, including audiograms from 1980-1988. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being evaluated again by an examiner with expertise.

The Board finds that the current bilateral hearing loss disability is likely due to noise exposure during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete examination reports and other issues.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a hearing disability during or within one year after service, and the most probative evidence shows that his current hearing loss is not related to military service.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for hypertension, and service connection for heart disease were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of any of these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now being reviewed on their merits. The appeals for some conditions, such as hearing loss and arthritis of multiple joints, were not fully developed due to a lack of evidence or because they were previously denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional treatment records, as well as possible private treatment records.

The Veteran's hearing loss disability and tinnitus were not shown to be related to service, with the preponderance of evidence indicating they are due to post-service noise exposure.,Hypertension was found to have existed prior to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's COPD is not related to herbicide exposure or any other incident of service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hearing loss and hypertension, which are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, diabetes mellitus (to include as a result of herbicide exposure), and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are denied. The evidence does not establish current disabilities or show that any claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's conditions had their onset during service. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disability, but with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and cardiac disability are not related to his military service, including in-service noise exposure. As such, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an addendum to the audiologist's examination report, as certain evidence of record raises questions about the validity of the hearing data recorded on his separation examination.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence linking his current hearing disability to his military service.