Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claims, including for a VA examination regarding his PTSD, hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service injury or a continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic tinnitus and chronic bilateral hearing loss disability are at least as likely as not related to his active service, including combat noise exposure. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, COPD, and skin cancer. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for COPD is being remanded as it requires further medical assessment.,Service connection was not granted for bilateral hearing loss or bilateral tinnitus due to lack of current evidence of these conditions, and no link between service and these disabilities could be established.

The Board finds that the appellant does not have a current hearing disability in either ear, as defined by VA standards. Therefore, his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding no evidence of a nexus to service. The claim for PTSD was reopened but still denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of cold injuries, peripheral neuropathy, a circulatory disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 3, 1995 for the grant of TDIU is being remanded due to concerns about the precise time frame when he became unemployable.

The VA denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence to support the claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that the cause of death was not service-connected and there is no legal entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss did not originate in or is otherwise related to his military service, including as due to acoustic trauma from combat noise exposure. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of scarlet fever, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral eye disorders, or COPD as a result of service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is at least as likely as not attributable to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating, as his hearing impairment is no worse than Level II in each ear.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.