Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and left ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

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

The Board dismissed the motion seeking review of a previous decision denying an effective date for service connection due to bilateral hearing loss prior to February 22, 2001. The motion was withdrawn.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin rash, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision also noted that new evidence was submitted to reopen a claim for skin rash but found it insufficient to substantiate the claim.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of left ear hearing loss to the RO.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for the veteran's claimed disabilities of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right arm/shoulder disability, and kidney disability.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability due to procedural deficiencies. The case must be readjudicated after additional development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and has found that new and material evidence supports this claim. The condition is presumed to have first manifested in service.

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

The veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for hearing loss.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new VA examination. The issues are related to his gunshot wound, right anterior chest, and hearing loss.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an increased disability rating as it is currently manifested by no more than level I hearing impairment in each ear.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his service, including noise exposure. As a result, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and an increased evaluation for his lumbosacral spine disorder. The claim for hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence linking current hearing loss to military service, while the claim for a higher rating for lumbosacral spine disability was granted based on moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, currently rated at zero percent.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 30% rating for bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded to obtain VA treatment records from the Seattle VA medical facility dated from 1986 to present, including any reports of audiometric testing.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of stapedectomy with vestibular impairment and vertigo, tinnitus, and right ear hearing loss have been denied. The RO found that the maximum rating available under applicable diagnostic codes is already assigned.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or skin cancer, and there is no evidence to support service connection for either condition. The claims are therefore denied.

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

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.