Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, sexual dysfunction, and chronic fatigue are not related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected epilepsy.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss. The claim was reopened based on new evidence but ultimately denied.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to reassess the severity of the veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was reopened, but ultimately denied as the evidence did not establish a link between his current hearing loss and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, bilateral knee conditions, Paget's disease, hearing loss, and back and neck conditions as no new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim or sufficient evidence linking any of these conditions to military service was provided.

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

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

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss of the right ear as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and medical evidence linking the current disability to that in-service disease or injury.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran has a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes, and there is no competent evidence linking any extant hearing loss to service.

The case is remanded for additional development and readjudication of the claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran regarding his tinnitus claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C Virus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as there was no medical evidence confirming the presence of these conditions.

The veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of October 29, 2004 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, residuals of a right ankle strain, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a right knee injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and a compensable rating for recurrent furunculosis with pyoderma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for otitis media and residuals of tonsillectomy, as there was no evidence of continuous suppurative process or aural polyps for otitis media, and no link to hoarseness or other symptoms for the tonsillectomy.