Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder pain and grinding, lower back pain, chest pain, visual black spots and floaters, and right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

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

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in Dingess v. Nicholson, 19 Vet. App. 473 (2006).

The Board remands the claims for further development of the record, including a review of the Veteran's complete service personnel file and additional requests to JSRRC for deck logs.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, and granted service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability as there was no evidence to support a direct link between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his military service, despite exposure to acoustic trauma.

The claim for service connection for low back degenerative changes with radiculopathy and surgical residuals was reopened, but the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as new and material evidence was not provided.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support an increase in severity of the disability.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's hearing loss was found to be noncompensable, and the evidence did not support a rating greater than 50 percent for his PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and active service.

The veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not show that he had submitted a request to reopen his claim prior to June 13, 2005.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the current nature and etiology of any hearing loss found.

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral hearing loss was not aggravated by his active military service, and that tinnitus is etiologically related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable criteria.

The Veteran's PTSD does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, and service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The appeal is remanded for a VA audiological examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss.