Hearing loss Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional audiologic examination reports for the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus and left ear hearing loss claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's hearing loss has been rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the criteria for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability during his honorable periods of active military service, nor any evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), hearing loss, or an eye disability as a result of his service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and no evidence that the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by her service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating higher than 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim, and there is no medical evidence relating either condition to military service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a videoconference hearing as requested by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee injuries and reopened the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but ultimately denied those claims.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, neuropathy of the right foot, and neuropathy of the left foot as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied an increased rating for trigeminal neuralgia, but also denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's left foot drop was remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was related to service, but his right ear vestibular neuritis was not.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but did find that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for tinnitus. The claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of Meniere's syndrome, special monthly compensation based on being housebound, and total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for tinnitus and hearing loss due to VA treatment in December 2001 were denied as there was no evidence of an additional disability proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the VA, or by an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of hearing loss during service or within one year after service, and no competent medical evidence suggesting a link between the current condition and his period of active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was granted, while the claim for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.