Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's right ear hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating based on the results of his VA examinations.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, are being remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was found to be related to his service due to credible accounts of noise exposure and the absence of evidence for other significant post-service noise exposure.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to a causal relationship with military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, granted a 10% rating for the residuals of a traumatic crush injury to the fifth digit of the left hand, and denied an effective date prior to October 20, 2005, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the case to schedule a hearing for the Veteran before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss, as the reduction from a 30 percent rating to a 20 percent rating was found to be warranted based on the results of a VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was found to be etiologically related to in-service noise exposure, and service connection was granted.

The appeal was remanded for an additional medical nexus opinion due to the equivocal nature of the previous VA examiner's opinion.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied as the earliest possible effective date that could be assigned is July 18, 2003, the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating prior to November 15, 2007 and an increased rating of more than 20 percent from that date.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, as there was no evidence of hearing loss during service or within one year after separation, and a VA examiner found it unlikely that current hearing loss is related to military acoustic trauma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims for service connection for an anal fissure, an intestinal disorder, and left ear hearing loss. However, the veteran does not have diabetes mellitus, type 2, sinusitis, or an eye disability as a result of his active military service, nor are any of the other claimed conditions related to his service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded to provide the veteran with a VA examination.

The appeal was partially granted, as new and material evidence was found to reopen the claim for hearing loss. However, service connection was denied for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), nerves and gastric hypermobility, and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with multilevel disc herniation.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted as they are related to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active duty. The veteran's claim for service connection for right cerebrospinal fluid otorhinorrhea is remanded for further development.