Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) decisions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a condition of the cervix as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a video-conference hearing at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his scar and hearing loss, as well as his attempts to reopen service connection claims for PTSD and amputation. The evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for new and material evidence in any of these cases.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss cannot be reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability due to disease or injury incurred in service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The veteran's current conditions are rated at the 10% level.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lung condition, hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of these conditions in service or related to service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, effective from the date of the July 2003 decision.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claims for PTSD and right ear hearing loss, as new evidence has been received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and determined that new evidence supports a finding of in-service noise exposure, leading to current hearing impairment. The veteran's tinnitus claim is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and the veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current disabilities are related to noise exposure during active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied service connection for both conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including providing proper VCAA notice and any necessary development.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not have its onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim, thus denying service connection.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and 30 percent for anxiety disorder (post-traumatic stress disorder), finding that his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.