Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus do not meet the criteria for service connection as they are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development.

The Veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss that is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to his military service, including noise exposure from working as an aircraft mechanic.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and morning reports from the Veteran's ACDUTRA period. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for service-connected sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear was denied by the Board. The Veteran currently exhibits no more than Level VI hearing impairment in his service-connected right ear, which is commensurate with the noncompensable evaluation currently in effect.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, right eye disability, gastrointestinal condition, hearing loss, and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

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

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, short-term memory loss, and visual floaters as due to undiagnosed illness. The Veteran's claims were reopened based on new evidence submitted since the December 1996 denial.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased initial rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the effective date of service connection for this condition was set at March 4, 2005. The Veteran's claim for a prior effective date was also denied.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in reducing the evaluation for otitis media, non-suppurative, right ear from 10 percent to zero percent. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent evaluation for right ear hearing loss was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an additional VA examination to determine the etiology of his bilateral hearing loss, which was conceded to be related to service exposure. The examiner must provide a reasoned medical explanation connecting the bilateral hearing loss to service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss has been denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his bilateral hearing loss, and for any additional treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and sensorineural hearing loss may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has determined that the VA opinion is inadequate and remands the case for a supplemental opinion to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, including in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to issues related to service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss and heart disability. The case will be scheduled for a video conference Board hearing.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a heart condition, acquired mental disorders, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and diabetes have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection for his bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing such disability within one year after discharge from service. Service connection was also denied for hypertension as new and material evidence had not been received sufficient to reopen the claim, and diabetes was not related to herbicide exposure.