Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a chronic left knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, or tinnitus during service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Veteran does not have a current hearing disability of either ear, and the Board finds that she does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and need for a new VA audiology examination.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable prior to November 18, 2008 and denied for an evaluation greater than 10 percent beginning on and after that date.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remains at noncompensable due to his current hearing levels, which do not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation and extra schedular rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied by the Board. The Veteran is currently receiving a 90 percent evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and liver cancer are not related to his military service, while hepatitis C is not shown to be directly caused by or aggravated by a service-connected condition. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional audiometry examination reports and clarification of previous test results.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is service-connected, as it was incurred during his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that new evidence does not establish a current disability or link to service. The Board also found no credible evidence of noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable since its initial grant of service connection. The RO applied the appropriate rating schedule accurately and there are no distinct periods during which the disability warranted a higher evaluation.

The VA determined that there is no current hearing loss in the right ear, and thus cannot grant service connection for it.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder are both denied due to lack of verified in-service stressors and a preponderance of evidence against the claims.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, a facial scar, bilateral hearing loss, and hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.