Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his active service and denied this claim. The issue of increased evaluation for PTSD remains pending.

The veteran's low back disorder is granted service connection, and his bilateral hearing loss is assigned a 10 percent evaluation effective November 12, 2006.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is not related to service and denied his claim.

The VA determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have established bilateral hearing loss, and thus service connection for this condition is denied. The claims of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus, right eye injury residuals, right knee injury, and damage to chest wall muscle are pending as additional evidence may be submitted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the presence and etiology of bilateral hearing loss and asbestosis, including obtaining VA and private medical records, conducting a VA examination, and determining whether there are any SSA disability benefits records.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the veteran was exposed to stressors in service and to obtain his missing service medical records. The appeal will be remanded for these purposes.

The VA denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of in-service hearing impairment or a nexus to service.

The Board has ordered a search for missing service medical records and requests the veteran to provide information about any private or VA care received since separation from active duty. The case will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and thus denied the claim. The hearing loss issue is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, multiple joint arthritis in additional joints, or a chronic skin disorder. Service connection was denied as no new evidence was provided to reopen these claims.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and hiatal hernia were denied. The RO assigned a 70 percent rating for the bilateral hearing loss effective July 16, 2007.

The VA denied the claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no recent audiometric testing or complaints related to this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The evidentiary record does not contain any competent and probative evidence to support a finding that the veteran currently has bilateral hearing loss, with a ruptured left eardrum, that his due to any incident or event in active military service. The Board finds that there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including leg and back pain, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, alcohol abuse-induced liver disease, PTSD, hearing loss, and attempted suicide. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for hearing loss in the left ear and continued a zero percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The RO issued this decision on March 15, 2001, which was effective May 11, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing left ear hearing loss was not aggravated during service beyond its natural progression.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for stress fractures of the feet and bilateral hearing loss, finding no current disability related to service.