Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the evidence does not meet the criteria to establish service connection for each condition.,The Veteran has been granted a higher initial evaluation of 100 percent for PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's right ankle and knee, or bilateral hearing loss. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to locate VA treatment records and provide proper VCAA notice.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, knee and spine issues, high blood pressure, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for nose bleeds, bilateral hearing loss, and back disability were denied. The claim for residuals of a fractured right great toe was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not result in unemployability prior to October 19, 2007. The effective date for the TDIU is therefore October 19, 2007.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have any residuals of spinal meningitis related to service, and therefore denies the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is rated as 10 percent disabling from February 13, 2008. The appeal is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his exposure to loud noise during military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus.

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

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for hearing loss, finding that the earliest possible effective date is June 9, 2005. The appeal concerning individual unemployability was dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board is remanding the case for scheduling a travel board hearing at the RO in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Board found no evidence of a current hearing loss disability and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. For the dental claim, the Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection due to lack of continuity of symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and hearing loss were denied, while his claim of service connection for a right leg disability was also denied. The issue of reopening the previously-denied claim for degenerative disc disease on a direct basis is not in appellate status as the Veteran has accepted the TDIU decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches prior to February 27, 2008 was granted with a 30 percent rating effective from that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal condition (secondary to PTSD), right foot condition, headaches, and neuropathy of the left arm. The decision also noted that tinnitus was not granted as it did not meet the criteria for a grant of service connection prior to January 4, 2007.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that his condition is not related to military service. The claim for left ear hearing loss was granted as it is at least as likely as not due to both in-service and post-service noise exposure.