Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of chronic hearing loss in service and concluded that the Veteran's current hearing impairment is not related to his military service. The issue of severing service connection for diabetes mellitus and associated cataracts was also denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant.

The Board found that the appellant's current hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo are not causally related to his active service or any incident therein, including exposure to acoustic trauma. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his current bilateral hearing loss is not related to military noise exposure.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is consistent with his in-service acoustic trauma and symptoms, thus granting service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and allergic rhinitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining treatment records from Pensacola VA Outpatient Clinic and a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling an audiometry examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus for VA purposes and thus, service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least partly due to noise exposure during his military service, resolving all doubts in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for reopening his bilateral hearing loss claim has been granted, with service connection now being granted.,Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss as it is related to noise exposure during service. However, the Veteran's sleep apnea was not found to be caused by in-service Agent Orange exposure and is therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear or tinnitus, and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to his military service, resulting in a denial of both claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD related to his service, and thus, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hearing loss, tinnitus, or residuals of cold injury of the feet that are related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as his current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure causing these conditions. The preponderance of medical evidence did not support a connection between the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus and his time in service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, Meniere's disease (dizziness), a spinal cord condition of the neck and back, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty. The Board found the preponderance of evidence against a link between service and his hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of entitlement to these benefits prior to October 13, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his pre-existing hearing loss did not worsen during military service and thus could not be considered service-connected.

The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which is alleged to be related to noise exposure during active duty. The RO has requested additional evidence and will arrange for a VA examination if the Veteran fails to report.