Hearing loss Board decisions

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence to address the etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right 5th finger extensor tendon deficit, but denied service connection for a back disorder, cervical arthralgia, and arthritis of the right thumb and fingers.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and increased ratings for plantar fasciitis, TMJ, and residuals of pituitary tumor surgery as there was no competent medical evidence supporting these conditions or their severity.

The Board remands the case to provide the Veteran with a VA audiological examination to assess the current nature and etiology of his bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's claim for an initial, compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to August 19, 2008 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating from August 19, 2008.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Veteran's hearing acuity is manifested by no worse than level II hearing in the right ear, and level III hearing in the left ear. The criteria for a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss have not been met.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, resulting in a denial of his claim.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss prior to April 12, 2007 and since that date has been denied. The Board found no evidence of a compensable rating prior to April 12, 2007 and no more than a 10 percent rating thereafter.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active service, as there was no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss is more likely due to natural aging rather than in-service noise exposure.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal is granted to allow a merits analysis of the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemoglobin C disease, and the case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or substantially confined to his dwelling, thus he is not entitled to special monthly compensation at the A&A or housebound rate.

The Board finds that the Veteran currently has bilateral hearing loss which was incurred during his active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within one year, and the current disability was not shown to be related to any incident of service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore he is not entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, especially his PTSD, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability during service or continuity of symptomatology since discharge, and the current conditions were not related to his military service.