Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

The veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds no reasonable doubt in this determination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain further development of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic back disorder, and sinusitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as it is currently manifested by no more than level I hearing in both ears.

The veteran's claims for increased hearing loss and service connection for a lung disorder are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and granted service connection based on noise exposure during active duty in Korea.

The Board has determined that the veteran's initial, compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current chronic knee disorder or bilateral hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes. The service-connected benign prostate hypertrophy with incomplete voiding is currently evaluated as noncompensable.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for Meniere's syndrome. The veteran's hearing loss was rated as level I in the right ear and level VI in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hearing loss for VA purposes and therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not warranted.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected hearing loss of the left ear is being remanded due to a need for a more contemporaneous VA examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the initial ratings assigned for a skin condition and PTSD were also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable disability rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder. The issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the January 1988 rating decision that denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder is not applicable as it does not involve service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development and process at the RO.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence linking his current hearing loss to his active duty.

The Board has determined that the preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including providing Dingess/Hartman compliant notice and scheduling a VA audiology examination to assess the severity of his service-connected hearing loss.