Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence that his current hearing loss was related to active military service, nor did it show that sensorineural hearing loss manifested within one year of discharge.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and an opinion on whether his inner ear condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for otitis externa, residuals of a right jaw fracture, and hypertension. The claim to reopen for adenoma of the thyroid gland was also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for tinnitus and a vision disability.

The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded it for a new VA audiometric examination.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are due to the exposure to acoustic trauma during his combat service in Vietnam.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for his bilateral hearing loss, effective October 20, 2005.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing bilateral hearing loss did not undergo any increase in disability during his service and thus, was not aggravated therein. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss must be denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The appeal is remanded to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to reassess the severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found that a left ear hearing loss was not incurred as a result of any established event, injury, or disease during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability, and the medical opinion indicated that his hearing loss was not due to military noise exposure.

The appeal was denied as new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, to include as secondary to service-connected paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve, was not received. Additionally, compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for an additional eye disability were found without legal merit.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dementia, hypertension, headaches, and a bilateral foot disorder. However, the claim for service connection for PTSD was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee and bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence to support a direct link between these conditions and his military service.

The appeal is remanded for the Veteran to be scheduled for a personal hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss was not found to warrant a compensable rating since the effective date of service connection.