Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board remands the case to obtain a clarifying medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current hearing loss, tinnitus, and left shoulder disorder that may be present.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, chronic neck and hip disabilities, bilateral tendonitis, bilateral heel disability, left ear hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, and chronic eye disability. However, it granted service connection for a skin disability due to in-service exposure to sunlight and chemical irritants.

The Board denied the veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a hearing loss disability during or within one year after discharge from service, and no credible evidence linking either condition to active service.

The veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss was not shown to be etiologically related to his active duty service.

The veteran's claim for a compensable initial disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not attributable to his active service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable, and the Board found that a compensable rating was not warranted based on the audiometric test results.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was determined to be service-connected, while tinnitus and a back disorder were not. The decision granted service connection for the hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, an initial compensable evaluation for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, and an initial compensable evaluation for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) were denied. The claims for increased evaluations for post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic migraine headaches, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle are remanded.

The Board remands the case to schedule a Travel Board hearing for the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and a cold weather injury to the hands and feet as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and no medical evidence linking them to military service.

The veteran's hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent prior to July 12, 2007 and did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent after July 12, 2007.

The Board remanded the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, skin disability, arthritis, and neuropathy as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the veteran's active duty service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as the evidence did not support a link between his current conditions and his military service.

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

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss disability and headaches were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and military service, nor any evidence that the condition manifested within one year of separation from service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted, while the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for post-operative residuals of a right knee medial meniscectomy with degenerative joint disease was remanded.