Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is not etiologically related to his in-service noise exposure or anything else in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's hearing loss is manifested by no more than level II hearing impairment in the right or left ear, resulting in a noncompensable disability evaluation. The Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease was evaluated as 10 percent disabling based on his VA examination conducted in April 2006.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee disability. The claim for diabetes mellitus was referred to the RO.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable disability ratings for his left knee disorder, rhinitis, and GERD were granted. He is currently assigned a noncompensable (0%) rating for each of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service, including exposure to loud noise during combat. As such, these conditions have been granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter, and there is no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service. Therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and private opinion are inadequate, and a remand is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee disability, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss have been denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned for each condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded to the RO for consideration of additional evidence submitted since the April 2007 statement of the case.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure during service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The VA determined that the Veteran's hearing loss did not cause or contribute to his death from Alzheimer's dementia. The Board agreed with this determination.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no evidence to warrant a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his military service. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, but denied service connection for Bilateral Hearing Loss and Tinnitus as they are not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The Veteran was also denied an increased rating for psoriasis and initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for psoriatic arthritis of the right and left sacroiliac joints.