Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss and left ear sensorineural hearing loss, as well as an evaluation greater than 30 percent for PTSD.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for hepatitis C, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, and atrial fibrillation, claimed as secondary to stress.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and a stomach condition were denied, while his claim for tinnitus was granted. The decision did not assign a rating or effective date.

The Board denied service connection for hyperthyroidism and a higher rating for the right elbow injury, but remanded other claims for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing and obtaining new VA examinations.

The veteran's tinnitus was not persistent enough to warrant a compensable evaluation prior to June 10, 1999.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability as it was not aggravated by his inservice acoustic exposure.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability and there is no basis for award of service-connected disability compensation for a dental disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back pain, depression, hearing loss, tinnitus, joint aches, headaches, fatigue, and sleep problems.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, residuals of a lumbar spine injury with degenerative disc disease, and a skin condition claimed as a rash on chest and back due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.

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

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability evaluation.

The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus began during active service as a result of in-service acoustic trauma.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a disability during service or within one year thereafter, and no evidence linking the current disabilities to his military service.

The evidence submitted since the previous denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is service-connected, but tinnitus is not.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to verify a claimed in-service stressor and obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.