Hearing loss Board decisions

The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right hand lesion were remanded for the Veteran to be scheduled for a personal hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no medical evidence to support a link between his in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss, and the hearing loss was not shown until many years after discharge from service.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not related to his service, as there was no evidence of hearing loss in service and the first suggestion of pertinent disability occurred many years after active duty.

The Board concluded that the veteran does not suffer from hearing loss in his right ear that is disabling as described by 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and denied service connection for the condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a skin condition other than seborrheic dermatitis were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year of separation and the current hearing loss was not related to noise exposure during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, as the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no competent medical evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and service, and this disorder was not shown within one year following service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence that these conditions were related to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year after discharge and that the current hearing loss was not related to his military service.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder was denied, while his bilateral hearing loss was granted service connection.

The claim for an increase in the rating for left ear hearing loss is being remanded to schedule a new VA examination.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the claim was received on September 12, 2005.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss as there was no probative medical evidence linking the current condition to the Veteran's period of active military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a low back disorder as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor any competent medical evidence linking the current conditions to active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his active military service.

The appeal was denied for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, but the claim to reopen for a left hand stab wound was granted.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss as the evidence did not establish a nexus between the current disability and the Veteran's active service.