Hearing loss Board decisions

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

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 hearing loss, tinnitus, degenerative changes of the left shoulder, and a low back disorder were denied. The claim for an increased rating for a left shoulder scar was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and separate schedular 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus.

The Board finds that the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss are met, but the criteria for service connection for tinnitus are not met.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were reopened, and both conditions were granted as they are at least as likely due to military noise exposure.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding it as likely as not that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection as there was no evidence supporting a relationship between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the veteran. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was remanded to the RO/AMC for a contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no competent medical evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and any aspect of his military service.

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

The veteran's right ear hearing loss was granted, while tinnitus and PTSD were denied. The claim for skin cancer was remanded.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantial gainful employment, granting a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for type II diabetes mellitus was dismissed by the veteran.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.