Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical center records and providing the Veteran with a supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of an extraschedular rating.

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

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and an earlier effective date were withdrawn. The claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability. The underlying merits of these issues will be addressed on remand.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded it for additional development, including a VA audiologist examination to determine if his hearing loss was aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of evidence showing in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The right thumb proximal phalanx fracture and right first toe hallux rigidus are rated as noncompensable, the bilateral hearing loss disability is rated as noncompensable, tinnitus is rated at 10 percent, and PTSD is rated at 30 percent.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is likely due to noise exposure during his period of active service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for hearing loss and tinnitus were withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision. The appeal for PTSD was remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not show that his disability warranted a higher evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing VA examination records and scheduling a new one for a VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the functional effects of his hearing loss and whether he can secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board is remanding the case to provide corrective VCAA notice and to readjudicate whether new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the current conditions are not related to active service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, as there is no medical evidence of these conditions until many years after service. The only competent opinion addressing the question of a nexus between current diagnoses and service weighs against the Veteran's claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, residuals of a fracture of the left leg, and various knee disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.