Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) due to a lack of current disability meeting VA criteria. The evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to service.

The veteran's prostatitis is rated at 60 percent, effective from the date of his TURP in 1993. His bilateral hearing loss is rated at 40 percent since July 29, 2004.

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

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar warts in January 1981. The veteran's petition to reopen the claims for low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, and anxiety and depression was denied by the RO in August 2001. The RO found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these matters. The Board is considering all issues on a de novo basis as the previous decisions are final.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of a left foot injury, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on current disability levels.

The veteran's claims for service connection for thoracic myofascitis, cognitive disorder due to closed head injury, and radiculopathy secondary to lumbar spine pathology have been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative joint disease of the knees, hypertension, fibromyalgia and/or chronic pain syndrome, hepatitis C, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remain pending.

The veteran's service connection for left ear hearing loss is granted. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and examinations for the issues of sleep apnea syndrome and myopia, presbyopia, and mild convergence insufficiency.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and as such, the Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the decision.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which he claims was caused by a training accident during World War II. The case has been remanded to the RO for further examination and re-adjudication.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and review of his claims, including a new audiometric study and an evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of any chronic disorder related to vertigo.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss and for an increased rating for a fungus infection of the left ear, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen either claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right ear hearing loss prior to February 8, 2001 and subsequent to that date. The claim for service connection for a mental disorder as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding no medical evidence linking his current condition to any remote incident of service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The RO granted a 20% rating for bilateral hearing loss, but denied the rest of his claims.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and colon polyps were granted. The claims for bowel obstruction, exposure to asbestos, shingles, and chest pain are not on appeal.

The Board has granted a separate rating of 10 percent for a left leg scar, effective December 23, 2003. The claim for an increased initial rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded for additional development.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, frostbite of the feet, and tinnitus, are found to be sufficient to render him unemployable.