Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus disability as defined by VA regulations, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and recurrent tinnitus are not related to his active military service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the previous examination report and lack of consideration of the veteran's malaria treatment with chloroquine. A new VA examination is needed to address these issues.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a stomach disorder due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his service, as evidenced by normal hearing at entry and discharge. The claim for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between current disabilities and service. However, as the evidence is in equipoise for tinnitus, it is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an initial compensable rating at any time during the appeal period.

The veteran's hearing loss disability is currently rated as 0 percent disabling, and a new VA audiological examination is needed to determine the extent of his condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current left ear hearing loss disability and concluded that the veteran's current condition is not related to his military service, including noise exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 30 percent, and tinnitus at 10 percent. The combined rating does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating.,Service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his service-connected chronic lumbar strain and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation or entitlement to TDIU.

The veteran's claims were granted, with increased disability ratings assigned. Service connection was established for migraine headaches, lumbar spine disc disease, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The RO also denied his requests for higher ratings for his service-connected left hip and left knee disabilities, as well as adjustment disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was insufficient evidence to verify the claimed stressors and no causal link between current symptoms and service.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability or tinnitus that is related to his active service. The Board found no evidence of such disabilities within one year after separation from service, and there was insufficient medical evidence linking any current conditions to service.