Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran is to undergo a VA examination in support of his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the current evidence is inadequate to make a decision on these claims.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus and residuals of an injury to both elbows for further development.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was related to service due to acoustic trauma.

The appeal concerning the claim of service connection for hypertension is dismissed. The veteran's applications to reopen claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are granted.

The veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus are the result of a disease or injury in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as the evidence did not show a current disability or a link to his active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board found that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen any of his claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, hearing loss, residuals of malaria, or gastritis.

The veteran's lumbar spine disability was denied a rating in excess of 20 percent, and his bilateral hearing loss was denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no competent medical evidence of current hearing loss in either ear, and no evidence of tinnitus during service or for many years thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board found that the weight of the probative evidence is against the veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to the veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and melanoma of the left arm as they were not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The veteran's tinnitus was incurred as a result of his active military service, and he is entitled to an increased rating of 20 percent for residuals, fracture, left clavicle beginning May 07, 2007.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor a nexus to the veteran's active service.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to acoustic trauma incurred in service.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for a left shoulder disability, and service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the assignment of a compensable disability rating for the appellant's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The Board also found that the veteran's substantive appeal was not timely filed.