Hearing loss Board decisions

The Veteran's hearing loss was denied, while his coronary artery disease, including atherosclerotic heart disease, was granted as related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, stroke, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the prior denials or there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened, but the Veteran's current left ear and right ear hearing loss were not related to his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, but denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine.

The Veteran is to be afforded VA examinations for his claimed conditions, as the evidence of record does not provide a clear rationale for the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating was denied prior to August 19, 2008, but the evaluation was increased to 10 percent disabling from that date.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not attributable to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as they were not related to the Veteran's active duty or his service-connected PTSD. The Board also denied a higher rating for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, a hysterectomy, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no competent medical evidence to support a finding that any of these conditions were related to her active military service.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hearing loss and sinus disability due to a lack of competent evidence showing current disabilities in either ear or any sinus condition, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issue of left ear hearing loss for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and the application to reopen were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic lumbosacral strain was granted, while the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and other conditions were denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current conditions and active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss as there was no competent evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a heart condition to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's noise exposure and medical records.