Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, sinusitis, and PTSD due to a lack of competent evidence showing current disabilities or continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of a low back injury. However, the evidence does not establish current disabilities as defined by VA standards.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and rheumatoid arthritis of the knees, as new and material evidence has been submitted. The claim for left ear hearing loss is denied due to lack of evidence of current disability meeting threshold requirements. Tinnitus was not incurred in military service. Diabetes mellitus, Type II, was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's case for a VA examination to determine if his tinnitus is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability. The veteran also appealed for an initial compensable evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected, based on noise exposure during military service.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action due to allegations of worsening foot conditions and hearing loss, as well as the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his period of service from 1948 to 1952, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA audiometric examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his service-connected sinusitis, left shoulder disorder, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing VA and private treatment records, as well as authorization forms for the veteran's requested providers. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions are completed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current left ear hearing loss was incurred during service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of the veteran's service medical records and a VA audiological evaluation.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure of a scheduled hearing. The issues regarding bilateral hearing loss and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine remain unresolved.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for malaria, hepatitis, sterility, bilateral hearing loss, right leg disorder, left leg disorder, right wrist disorder, and left wrist disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The veteran's right ear hearing loss was not shown during service or within one year post-service, and the VA examiner opined that it is less likely than not related to military noise exposure. For the left ear, while audiometric testing showed a hearing loss disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, the Board found no evidence of current hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss or tinnitus, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not begin during service, were not first manifest within one year of separation from service, and are not related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.