Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable, as he is capable of performing the physical and mental acts required by employment.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service and is therefore ineligible for VA benefits, leading to a denial of his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation, increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and knee disabilities have been denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on his complaints or medical findings.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, finding that the January 2003 rating decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has remanded the matter to obtain a more contemporaneous audiological evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal of the February 1951 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to CUE is dismissed as his motion was inadequately pled.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective October 14, 2008.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability and concluding that any current hearing loss is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including paranoid schizophrenia and a hearing loss condition, did not render him unemployable prior to May 5, 2005. The Board found that the disability alone was not severe enough to prevent substantial gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or financial assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board has granted service connection for hyperacusis, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to in-service acoustic trauma. Bilateral hearing loss is not found to be related to service.

The Board found that the reduction from a 10% rating to a zero percent rating for bilateral high frequency hearing loss was proper. The Veteran's claim of restoring his disability rating is moot due to the October 2006 increase to a 30% rating.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that exposure to noise during service is related to these conditions. The claim for PTSD was denied due to insufficient evidence of a combat-related stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence on file for determining whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his active service, including incidents of acoustic trauma or physical head trauma. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA audiologist's opinion on the relationship between his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence. The appellant's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The Board found that the Veteran's current right elbow condition and lumbar spine condition are less likely related to his military service.