Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the preponderance of evidence showed that it did not manifest in service or within one year after service and was not related to service, including combat-related acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's GERD, left ear hearing loss, and mastoidectomy due to cholesteatoma do not warrant higher initial ratings. Service connection for malignant hyperthermia was granted.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability but denied the claims for right ear hearing loss, stomach, skin, foot, and respiratory disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence regarding the appellant's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and inactive duty training.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on deafness in both ears.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disability during or after service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied both claims on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal with regard to the September 2002 and October 2002 rating decisions, which denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, service connection for a heart disorder, service connection for hearing loss, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of ACL repair of the left knee but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is service-connected, while his lipomatosis and residuals thereof are not compensable.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to October 1, 2008, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent on or after that date.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was incurred during active military service.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from October 16, 2006 to September 3, 2008. The claim for service connection for prostate cancer was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss, left medial malleolus fracture, and left knee disorder. The low back strain was rated at 40 percent from October 24, 2003, to November 11, 2003, but no higher thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, neck disorder, shoulder disorder, right hip disorder, right leg disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an anxiety disorder as there is no competent medical evidence of record showing current diagnoses or that the disorders are related to active military service.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, but denied service connection for right and left ankle, hip, and knee disabilities, as well as a fungal infection of the ears. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disorder and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that caused the current conditions, nor any evidence linking them to active military service.