Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and left ear hearing loss, as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The veteran's hearing acuity is manifested by no worse than level III hearing in the right ear, and level III hearing in the left ear. The Board finds that a compensable rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss has not been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and bilateral hearing loss, as well as an earlier effective date for the grant of a 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 20 percent for the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and denied an initial compensable disability rating between December 3, 2003 and December 18, 2006 and an initial disability rating greater than 10% since December 19, 2006 for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, partial blindness, and malignant melanoma due to a lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board finds that the evidence of record is consistent with the veteran's contentions and grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a bilateral knee disorder, to include arthritis, were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities that meet VA compensation standards.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss disability of the left ear and pes planus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability in the case of the left ear and clear and unmistakable evidence that pes planus pre-existed both periods of active duty without an increase in severity.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for discogenic disease of the cervical spine, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral hand shakiness. The veteran was also denied increased ratings for his left wrist, left radial head, and left scapular wing disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating as the hearing acuity is insufficient to meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board finds that the veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to acoustic trauma during his military service.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the veteran's inservice, occupational, and recreational noise exposure.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were determined to be etiologically related to his active military service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss has been remanded to the RO for scheduling of a videoconference hearing.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the current disability was causally related to noise exposure during service.

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