Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's PTSD was found to be characterized by sleep impairment, depressed mood, anxiety, anger, hypervigilance, isolative behavior, nightmares, irritability, and intrusive thoughts. However, the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

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

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, an eye disorder with headaches, a right shoulder disorder, coronary artery disease, and bilateral elbow disorders as there was no evidence of current disability or that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical examination and opinion to determine whether the veteran's hearing loss is related to his military service.

The appeal was partially granted, as new and material evidence was found to support the claim for a low back disorder. However, no service connection was established for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss of the left ear and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's active military duty.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability, or any nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted it for tinnitus, which was found to be secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, singly or in combination, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss disability was remanded to obtain a new VA examination due to unreliable test results from previous examinations.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the appellant's military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on a need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptoms since service, and the current conditions were not shown to be related to an injury, disease, or event of service origin.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred during his active military service and is therefore service-connected.

The veteran's claims for service connection for defective vision, blood in urine, and hypertension were denied. The veteran was also denied increased ratings for bilateral varicose veins, low back strain, right fifth metacarpal fracture, left inguinal herniorraphy, and bilateral hearing loss.