Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, a back disability, and PTSD have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for hearing loss and that there is no medical evidence linking current tinnitus to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and bunions of the right foot are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The nervous condition (presumed to be a personality disorder) was also not found to be service-connected.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral knee condition, finding no evidence of a causal connection to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to cause his death, and therefore grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination regarding his claims of service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The case will be reviewed again after this information is obtained.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, granting these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear of tinnitus. The maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus has been assigned.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease were denied. The claim to reopen a previously denied psychiatric disability other than PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability or link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss due to a lack of new and material evidence for tinnitus and because there is no direct or presumptive relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability does not warrant a compensable evaluation under the rating schedule.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hand condition secondary to cold injury exposure in service, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as not incurred or aggravated by active duty.