Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

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 Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence, including a VA examination.

The Board remands the case for further evidentiary development, including obtaining National Guard treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding their likely noise-induced etiology during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and sleep apnea as new and material evidence was not received to reopen previously denied claims.

The appeal for a compensable initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was remanded to provide the Veteran with an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's hearing loss disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to July 28, 2007, and a rating in excess of 10 percent beginning July 28, 2007, was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear or that his tinnitus is related to service. The left ear hearing loss was not compensable.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, a chronic back disability, and a bilateral eye disability as there was no competent evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor any nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to August 28, 2008.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and high blood pressure as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, nor could they be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board granted service connection for malaria, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus is granted based on the evidence of acoustic trauma during military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and compensation for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a claim prior to December 23, 2005.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a disability of the intestines, a back disability, and bilateral knee disabilities as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's initial rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board must remand the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence, including an updated audiogram, and a new medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's reported continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board denied the claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of hearing loss during service or within one year thereafter, and no evidence that it is causally related to military service.