Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence. However, it was determined that the veteran does not have left ear hearing loss as defined by VA standards and his right ear hearing loss is not related to military service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, chronic fatigue, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and headaches. The evidence submitted since the July 1991 denial did not provide new or material evidence to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating based on current medical evidence showing Level II hearing acuity in both ears.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back condition and bilateral hearing loss were not incurred during his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is attributable to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metastasis to cervical lymph nodes. The decision found no evidence linking current hearing loss or cancer diagnoses to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and chronic tinnitus, finding no evidence of such disabilities during or proximate to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease leading to these conditions. The VA examiner found it less likely as not that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus were caused by acoustic trauma during service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The VA granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but assigned a noncompensable (0%) rating, effective May 18, 2005.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the conditions listed, including low back disability, left ankle sprain, eye disorder (other than conjunctivitis), bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, chronic lung disorder (PPD positive), gastrointestinal disorder (indigestion or gastritis), prostatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bronchopneumonia, peptic ulcer disease, ischemic heart disease and hypertensive cardiovascular disease with angina, diabetes mellitus, acute pyelonephritis, liver condition, Bell's palsy with facial numbness, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for right elbow and bilateral hearing loss disabilities. The service connection claims for left elbow, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the right knee have all been denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable schedular criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss of the left ear warrants a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6100, and thus denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent.