Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for right shoulder disability and neck disability. The Veteran's current hearing loss is presumed to have developed due to noise exposure during service, while the evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or aggravation for his right shoulder and neck disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected and his initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has not been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded this case to the RO for issuance of a Statement of the Case as to all issues related to service connection and CUE, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and defective vision.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board found no evidence of a right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes and concluded that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is less likely related to service. The claim for service connection for the left ear hearing loss was granted, but not for the right ear.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss with nerve damage and tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service, including during reserve duty. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of hearing loss or tinnitus until many years after discharge from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to exposure to acoustic trauma in service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability because the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU before January 27, 2004 and there was no evidence that he was unemployable solely due to his right leg condition.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with his other disabilities, renders him unemployable due to the severity of his symptoms and inability to work in a competitive environment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. The evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional treatment records from VA Medical Centers in Kansas City, Missouri, and Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing impairment is due to in-service loud noise exposure. The claim is considered a direct service connection case as there was no presumption of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left ear hearing loss and perforated tympanic membrane disabilities. The claims for increased ratings will be addressed together.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a cardiovascular condition, and blood clots. The right ankle disability claim was not addressed as it pertained to revision of an August 1989 rating decision on CUE in failing to adjudicate a right ankle disability claim.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to noise exposure during his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have hearing loss as defined by VA regulation, and thus denied his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.