Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is granted, but not for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for fungus of the groin and residuals of a head injury are denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The VA 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 veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a nervous condition secondary to tinnitus. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including searching for the veteran's records from 1955, scheduling an examination, and obtaining private medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss is related to his period of service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that no claim was filed before December 10, 1999 and thus the earliest possible effective date is December 10, 1999.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, and thus denied his claim for an initial compensable rating.

The veteran's increased rating claims for residuals of a right knee injury, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and appendectomy scar were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's hypertension is not service connected.,The veteran does not have a current disability from hearing loss.,The veteran has been granted an initial compensable rating for hiatal hernia with reflux.

The veteran is granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not causally related to his service-connected atopic dermatitis. The veteran's hearing loss and atopic dermatitis are not service connected.

The veteran's claim for a single 20% evaluation for his hearing loss and tinnitus, currently rated separately at 10%, is denied as the law does not allow for such an assignment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a gunshot wound of the right knee with retained metallic fragments.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and residuals of asbestos exposure. The appeal regarding diabetes mellitus and hypertension was dismissed due to a lack of timely submission of a substantive appeal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was not received to reopen his previously denied claim of hearing loss. The Board also found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current tinnitus to his period of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating, as it did not meet the criteria for any level of impairment above Level I in either ear.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus in service, and the medical evidence does not link current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus to service. The veteran's left shoulder disability is rated as moderately severe to severe functional disability.

The Board has determined that further development is required for the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess his service-connected disabilities. The case will be remanded for these actions.