Hearing loss Board decisions

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as his audiometric results consistently show Level I hearing in both ears.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hearing loss in the right ear, otitis media of the right ear, hemorrhoids, and a low back disability. The rating for the low back disability was maintained at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for hearing loss, service connection for tinnitus, and a left ankle disorder. The claim to reopen his previously denied left foot disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's claimed conditions to his active service. The veteran was not granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, a vision condition, headaches, or a digestive condition.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise, granting service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a compensable initial evaluation for hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have right ear hearing loss or tinnitus attributable to service and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss. The appeal is granted.

The Board finds that the veteran's current right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are causally related to his active service, including noise exposure during military service. As such, the appeal is granted for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service hearing loss or PTSD, and the current conditions are considered to be related to the natural progression of aging rather than military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service medical records and the need for an audiometry examination to determine if the veteran has current hearing loss disability related to noise exposure in service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus with a history of vestibulitis and vertigo, and suppurative otitis media are denied as his current disability does not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board has denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's hearing loss in his right ear, finding that the evidence does not support an increase in disability rating.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence showing a current left ankle disability, and the service records do not indicate any in-service left knee or hearing loss. The veteran's claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right eye disability, hearing loss, abnormal thought processes, and lung disability have all been denied.,Service connection was not established for any of the conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to military service.

The veteran's bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss is considered to be related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service, with the onset likely occurring during active duty. Service connection is granted for both conditions.