Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review them.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a supplemental opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is etiologically related to noise exposure during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied an effective date prior to April 21, 2009 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the claim was received on that date and no earlier effective date is warranted.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown to have been present in service or at any time thereafter, and the Board finds no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and military service.,There is no evidence of chronic tinnitus during service. The Veteran reported experiencing tinnitus for eight years post-service, but there is no documentation of such in service records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from a private audiologist and considering the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.344 when readjudicating whether the rating reduction was proper.

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

The Board has granted an effective date of February 7, 2003 for the award of service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's claim for hearing loss in 2003 included a claim for tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 10% effective May 26, 2009. Before that date, the disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss to his military service, including exposure to noise. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have diabetes, hypertension, an eye disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or hepatitis C that is attributable to his period of active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment and personnel records, verifying stressors, and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and extent of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal includes issues related to increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, effective dates for service connection of thoracolumbar spine strain and tinnitus, and reopening a claim for cervical spine disorder. The case is being remanded due to the Veteran requesting a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied it on the merits. The decision is pending further development and adjudication.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling examinations for the appellant's appendectomy scar, hearing loss, and muscle injury claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for additional medical examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are under review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea and cardiomyopathy, did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from October 3, 2007 to September 30, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a lymph node disability has been dismissed as he withdrew his claim during the hearing. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bladder condition are remanded for additional development.