Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current Meniere's disease.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for endocarditis, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss is also being remanded.,No effective date was provided in this decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disease is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus is due to noise exposure in service. The appeal for these conditions is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was denied as there is no competent and credible evidence of current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.

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

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been manifested by no worse than level I hearing impairment bilaterally, which does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear otitis media with mixed hearing loss was aggravated by his military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition. The right ear disorder is not supported by evidence of a current disability due to in-service events.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in his right ear and tinnitus, finding no current disability related to active service. The claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was also denied.,The decision did not address any presumption-based theories of service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but finds that new and material evidence does not establish a nexus between his current hearing loss and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his period of active service. The evidence did not show a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to unclear etiology of the veteran's right ear tympanic perforation and disease process, as well as the relationship between his hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is not related to service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for PUD, PTB, Rheumatoid Arthritis, bilateral cataracts, and left ear hearing loss as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's hearing loss of the right ear does not warrant a compensable rating, as it is at Level I and no exceptional pattern exists.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to address the veteran's reported ear pain and to determine if any current ear disability is related to his service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations. The claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss did not occur in service and is not related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.