Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 40 percent evaluation effective March 19, 2007.

The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective March 6, 2008. The claim for service connection for a skin disease, to include eczema and chloracne, remains pending.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the decision was remanded for proper notice regarding the requirements to reopen claims subject to prior final denials.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that his conditions were related to his military service.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, effective February 15, 2007.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and nasal polyps, as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The evidence received subsequent to the December 1999 Board decision is new and material, and the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is reopened. However, the evidence does not support service connection for hearing loss or tinnitus.

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

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a heart disability, stomach disability (stomach ulcer), and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a relationship between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the feet, and found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen claims for right ear hearing loss and a right elbow disability.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss was found to be noncompensable as the audiological findings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of taste, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current conditions and his active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were remanded for a VA audiological examination.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied a compensable evaluation as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after discharge, and no competent medical evidence linking the current conditions to service.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is as likely as not related to his military service.