Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his disability did not meet the schedular criteria and that there was no exceptional case warranting extraschedular consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, and tinnitus based on presumptive exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The veteran's current conditions are deemed related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bipolar disorder with memory loss and hallucinations, bilateral hearing loss, loss of sense of smell, and degenerative changes at the T11-12 and T12-L1 vertebral levels. The decision is based on the absence of evidence of an in-service head injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and keratoconus, finding no evidence of in-service onset or a nexus to service. The claim for reopening the keratoconus claim was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the relationship between service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, requiring further clarification from the examiner.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss of the right ear is etiologically related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and finds that new evidence submitted since the final denial shows a current diagnosis of hearing loss related to military service.

The veteran does not have sufficiently severe hearing loss in his right ear to be considered a disability by VA standards, and thus, he does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claim for a punctured ear drum with hearing loss of the left ear is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to active duty service.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by his military service. The veteran had pre-existing hearing loss in his left ear prior to entering service, which did not worsen during service. His right ear hearing loss was within normal limits at discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a service-connected hearing loss of the right ear and finds that an initial rating higher than 10 percent for hearing loss of the left ear is not warranted.

The VA has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not compensable, but he was granted a 30 percent evaluation for migraines from May 16, 2006. The Board found that his headaches were productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The veteran is seeking to reopen his claim of service connection for residuals of concussion (claimed as headaches and dizzy spells) and right ear hearing loss. The case has been remanded due to the need for a Board hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that his hearing loss was not incurred during service or due to noise exposure, and his tinnitus did not have a direct link to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and missing Social Security Administration records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss does not warrant an initial compensable rating, and his tinnitus claim is denied as it cannot be presumed to have been incurred in service.