Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board found that the evidence supported service connection for hepatitis C, but not for bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted. The claim for PTSD was reopened but ultimately denied due to the lack of a valid diagnosis.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from June 3, 2004 to February 5, 2007 and increased to 50 percent thereafter due to worsening symptoms.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred.

The appeal is remanded to obtain private medical records for further evaluation of the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right foot condition, a left knee condition, and residuals of a pulled left shoulder muscle as there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or any incident therein.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 24, 2004 for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a skin disorder (claimed as chloracne), and moles on the back. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for varicose veins of the left leg.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as it was not shown to be etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 30 percent disability rating as of January 12, 2008. Service connection for tinnitus and COPD was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA compensation purposes or that either condition was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the audiometric evaluations did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that his current tinnitus is not related to service. The Board also determined that there is no evidence supporting a conclusion that the Veteran has bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus related to service.

The veteran's claims to reopen service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability were denied due to the need for additional development, including VCAA notice consistent with Kent v. Nicholson.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear, a back disability, hepatitis C, chronic disability manifested by blood in the urine, bladder cancer, and melanoma were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD was granted, while the claims for depression, anxiety, hearing loss, hypertension, sleep disorder, and skin disorder remain pending further development.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, status post fusion, was found to be service-connected. However, he does not have a right ear hearing loss disability.