Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as he does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and depressive disorder have been granted service connection.,Service connection for PTSD has been denied, as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 criteria. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding their relationship to military noise exposure.

The Board denied service connection for right knee pain and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these conditions, and the evidence did not support granting either claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no current disability that meets VA criteria.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied by the Board. The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's hearing impairment did not warrant an evaluation higher than 10 percent, as it fell within Level II and Level IV on the audiometric scale.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current hearing loss did not have its onset in service or is not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for equilibrium vertigo (to include dizziness, labyrinthitis, and hypotension) and degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy due to outstanding VA and non-VA records.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable, with the most probative evidence not supporting a compensable rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection as they are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety condition is not service-connected as secondary to his thyroid condition. The right shoulder and hearing loss claims are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of chronic hearing loss within a year of discharge and that it is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable, as he has maintained full-time employment throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection issues, including left leg neuropathy, right leg neuropathy, sinus, rhinitis, asthma, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, thyroids, PTSD, diabetes, heart, right hemiparesis, cervical, and other conditions. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is at least as likely as not a link between these conditions and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for left shoulder, left knee, and left ankle disabilities are remanded due to procedural errors in the original decision.

The Board denied the restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing acuity improved and more closely approximated the assigned 0 percent rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examination report regarding which ear has a current hearing loss for VA purposes. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to active service, including inservice noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a left knee condition were dismissed as the Veteran did not file timely notices of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition was dismissed because it was premature due to a deferred VA examination, and the appeal was not ripe.