Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a chronic sinus disorder in service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic left and right knee disorders, and a chronic skin disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions. The Veteran's GERD was also not found to be aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to his active service. As a result, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hip disability related to his service-connected spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 with radiculopathy of the left leg, or active service. The Veteran's hearing loss is also not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and depression, as well as his claim for an increased rating for residuals of left foot and ankle fracture were all denied. The Board found that there was no current evidence of a headache disorder or depression, and the VA examination did not discuss the numbness related to the service-connected injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and potentially scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA audiological examination as his hearing loss has continued to deteriorate since the last evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for bilateral hearing loss and back disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been. The claim for service connection is denied.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, concluding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current disability and his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of frostbite to the hands and feet, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied as there is no competent or credible evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, with the latter being related to exposure to acoustic trauma in service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and PTSD are service-connected, with the tinnitus not being related to service. The Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating for his PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of in-service noise exposure or hearing loss, and the VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability, but denied right ear hearing loss disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus developed as a result of noise exposure during his active duty service from May 2004 to June 2006. Service connection was not established for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an automobile and adaptive equipment is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including medical records from private physicians.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.