Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left meningioma, status post craniotomy, and secondary conditions as there was no competent medical evidence linking the conditions to active duty or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for an additional VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee injury, a dental disorder, and various other conditions, as well as denied new and material evidence to reopen claims for several previously denied conditions. The veteran was granted a 10% rating for an eyebrow scar but not for scars on the biceps or shoulder.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss was rated at 0 percent, and he did not have recognized active military service sufficient for eligibility for VA non-service connected pension benefits.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not manifested by an exceptional or unusual disability picture with such related factors as a marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization as to render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.

The veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss was found to be noncompensable based on the audiometric test results.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability was granted an increased rating to 10 percent effective October 9, 2007.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and higher initial ratings, finding no evidence of right ear drum or left tympanic membrane disorders, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or erectile dysfunction that were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of a fractured nose and hearing loss, but denied service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus as they were not attributable to the veteran's active duty.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss was evaluated as noncompensably disabling, and the Board found that a compensable rating was not warranted.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted service connection, while tinnitus was denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a medical nexus between the veteran's in-service acoustic trauma and his current symptoms.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, and numbness of the left leg (secondary to the low back disability) are being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic tinnitus, and the residuals of a perforated eardrum as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, GERD, and hiatal hernia, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of prostate cancer are being remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him individually unemployable, and the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board finds that a preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.