Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and obtain a medical opinion on the relationship between his current symptoms and military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions arose in or were aggravated by active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's hearing disabilities were related to his noise exposure during active duty.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to tend to the basic functions of self-care without regular assistance from another person or make him vulnerable to the hazards and dangers incident to his environment, nor prevent him from leaving his home or its immediate premises.

The veteran's service connection claims for residuals of kidney problems, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted based on evidence showing their onset during active military service.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was properly assigned a noncompensable evaluation, and the reduction from 60 percent to a noncompensable rating was affirmed.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the AMC for further development, including an examination of the veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on employability.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is manifested by no more than Level III hearing acuity in the right ear and no more than Level III hearing acuity in the left ear, which does not warrant a compensable disability evaluation.

The veteran's status-post cyst removal, right side auditory meatus was not found to be productive of a compensable disability rating. The claim for service connection for hearing loss is being remanded for further development.

The claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability was reopened, but ultimately denied. The claims for left ear fungus/otitis, nasopharyngitis, bronchitis, and bronchial asthma were not reopened.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder, right ear hearing loss disability, tinnitus, flat feet and bilateral ankle disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or that they were related to the veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, granted service connection for skin disorders (tinea pedis and cruris), denied service connection for glaucoma, and denied service connection for hearing loss.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and the claim is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear perforated tympanic membrane as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service, and the current hearing loss was not shown to be related to service.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and hypertension do not warrant ratings in excess of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting bilateral hearing loss increased in severity during his period of active duty and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also found that the veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and granted service connection.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, back injury, hearing loss (right ear), and tinnitus to schedule VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence showing that his current condition was related to incidents or acoustic trauma during military service.