Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is a result of in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral high frequency hearing loss does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss did not warrant a higher evaluation, and his tinnitus was not related to military noise exposure.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of right knee disability, service connection for right shoulder disorder, reopening of a claim for bilateral hearing loss, and extension of temporary total evaluation following surgery were all denied by the RO.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU due to a service-connected disability. The VA found that the veteran's bilateral audiometric test results corresponded to numeric designations no worse than Level VI in both ears, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's fractured middle finger of the left hand and a noncompensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss disability. The claimant is not entitled to an increased rating.

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service connection claims, including a request for an increased disability rating and effective date changes. The case is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of an infectious disease (meningitis) and bilateral hearing loss, finding that both conditions are related to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for glucose intolerance (claimed as type 2 diabetes mellitus), hypertension, and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for increased evaluation of tinnitus was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claims will be re-adjudicated after this process.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus do not warrant a compensable rating, as they are both rated at their maximum under applicable VA regulations. The claim for benign positional vertigo is also denied.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates on service connection for multiple disabilities, individual unemployability, and Dependents' Educational Assistance have been denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the veteran filed claims prior to 1979.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, right knee disorder, and left ear hearing loss as there is no legal basis to assign a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for each condition.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and reopening of service connection claims were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded for additional development, including a VA audiology examination.

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

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The veteran's claim for additional compensation for his daughter's leukemia and hearing loss, claimed as a result of presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service, is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a local hearing and de novo review. The appellant's claims for increased evaluation of inguinal hernia, bilateral hearing loss, and reopening of heart disease claim are pending.