Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cholesteatoma with right ear hearing loss are not supported by the evidence of record. The Board finds no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and determined that new and material evidence has been received. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Travel Board hearing. The claims of service connection and reopening are pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss is not due to in-service acoustic trauma and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The psychiatric disorder claim requires further development as it involves a recent opinion based on limited records.

The veteran's TDIU rating was granted effective June 1, 2004 based on the increase in severity of his service-connected conditions and to resolve reasonable doubt in his favor.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The appeals for the initial disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are also denied as there is no legal basis to assign a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, cancerous skin lesions, and bilateral hearing loss, all secondary to exposure to chemical dioxins (Agent Orange).

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The VA determined that the veteran's hearing loss disability is no worse than Level IV in the right ear and Level III in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating. The veteran was seeking an increased initial disability rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his active duty service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is related to acoustic trauma incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The veteran's appeal for increased disability evaluations for tinnitus and left ear sensorineural hearing loss was denied as there is no legal basis to assign a higher rating under the applicable VA regulations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to assess his service-connected bronchitis and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to his military noise exposure.

The veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability was evaluated at 20 percent since March 2002 and remains at that level as of April 2007. The claim for an increased evaluation is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was related to noise exposure during his military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.