Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board finds that the appellant's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty, including his active duty for training.

The claim for service connection for hearing loss is reopened and a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current hearing loss is related to his duties as a lifeguard in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and otitis externa due to the maximum schedular rating being assigned under applicable regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and to reopen a claim of service connection for hearing loss, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's left ear hearing loss as it was not at a level of severity to warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board remands the case to the RO for review of new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a higher rating for his right knee disability.

The Board denied the attorney's request for additional fees based on a decision of April 22, 2004 and May 20, 2004, as the criteria were not met.

The Board remands the veteran's appeal for a teleconference hearing.

The veteran's hearing loss disability of the right ear is related to service, but his left ear hearing loss is not.

The Board granted service connection for glaucoma suspect by cup-to-disc ratio, left eye, but denied service connection for headaches and hearing loss.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related, at least in part, to noise trauma in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The case was remanded for further evidentiary development, including obtaining records from the SSA and any additional medical records identified by the veteran.

The veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective July 28, 2007.

The appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any current hearing loss disability and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition, left Achilles tendonitis, alopecia, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hearing loss of the left ear were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, a seizure disorder with essential tremors, hypothyroidism, thrombocytopenia/leucopenia and vitiligo as there is no evidence of any in-service event, illness or injury related to the claimed disabilities, nor continuity of symptomatology shown by the evidence of record.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left long finger fracture and hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The appeal was denied as the evidence submitted since the prior final denial did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for dental trauma. However, the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a shrapnel wound to the right hand, and a bilateral eye condition as there was no evidence of current disabilities.