Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and arthritis are not supported by the evidence of record. The claim to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for hemorrhagic fever is also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV criteria and thus denied service connection for PTSD. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted as they are presumed to be related to active duty.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of an injury to the right small finger and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence supporting these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are still under review.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be incurred in service, with the Board resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The appellant's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not prevent substantially gainful employment, and therefore the requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability have not been met.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA audiogram data and arranging for a new VA audiological examination to assess the severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the ROIC.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no current evidence of hearing loss disability, defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for asbestos-related pleural disease, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss, concluding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board found that the more probative evidence established that the Veteran's hearing loss is not related to his military service.

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

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claims for service connection of hearing loss, COPD, and periodontal disease. However, it did not find such evidence sufficient to establish service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability has been clinically shown to be manifested by no worse than Level I hearing in each ear, and his residuals of right foot 5th toe fracture have not met the criteria for an initial rating greater than 10 percent. The claims are denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for melanomas of the neck and arms due to herbicide exposure. The Board dismissed this issue as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected, as they developed during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA), and were not made permanently worse by his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's left shoulder disability was also not found to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no medical evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his time in active duty.