Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board grants service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, resolving doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to the RO for additional development, including obtaining a complete copy of the veteran's service medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, a bilateral hip disorder, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an inservice occurrence of an injury or disease and medical evidence of a nexus between the current disability and the inservice disease or injury.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was denied as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in active service, and asbestosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is service-connected based on direct incurrence.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss but denied it for right ear hearing loss.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent, and an earlier effective date is not warranted. The veteran was denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left forearm, a chronic skin disorder, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not support the presence of a disability or sufficient severity to warrant higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and anxiety disorder, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further examination.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and the Board found that tinnitus was not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability, and a dental condition were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and chronic otitis media of the left ear did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on the audiometric test results.

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

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and found that the veteran's right shoulder arthritis did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.