Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted an earlier effective date of January 8, 1981, for tinnitus.

The application to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted, and the issue of service connection for PTSD must be remanded due to ongoing development at the RO.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss was found to be noncompensable, and the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was remanded for further development.

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

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims seeking service connection for hypertension and arthritis, but denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The veteran's left ankle strain does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran was denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, but the effective date of service connection for tinnitus was set to March 21, 2003.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, drug and alcohol abuse, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus (including as due to Agent Orange exposure), glaucoma, and a sinus disability were denied.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disability, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the face and right elbow, interstitial cystitis, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus, prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

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

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were denied, as was his claim for a higher initial rating for coronary artery disease. The Board also denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA compensation examination to determine if the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, and a bilateral foot disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the veteran's current hearing loss stemmed from acoustic trauma sustained during combat-related service.

The case is remanded for additional development, including the issuance of an SOC and obtaining any recent treatment records from the Jackson, Mississippi VAMC.

The Board finds that the evidence is, at least, in equipoise and grants service connection for left ear hearing loss.