Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claim for PTSD was remanded due to insufficient information regarding stressor events.

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

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of his left ear.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, left knee disorder, and low back disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

Service connection is granted for a loss of the sense of smell, as secondary to service-connected paresthesia of the left side of the tongue with hypesthesia of the left facial area.,Service connection is denied for major depressive disorder with chronic pain syndrome, as it is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a bilateral eye disability, finding no medical nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for Meniere's syndrome with hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus prior to June 16, 2003 was granted. The effective date of the grant of Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, was also set at May 5, 2004.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits information. The RO must also schedule the veteran for VA ear and audiology examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected Meniere's disease with hearing loss.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his claims for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and vestibulopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and dermatitis. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions, nor could it establish a link to service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied as his claim was received on March 24, 2002.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claim of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss is remanded, and the issue of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo are not the result of a disease or injury during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial noncompensable disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral otitis media, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for benign positional vertigo, an increased evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder, and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's symptoms of dizziness were attributed to benign positional vertigo, which was not shown to be related to his military service. His PTSD was found to warrant a 50% rating, but the hearing loss did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has granted a separate 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's right (major) humeral compound fracture residuals with biceps muscle involvement and scar residuals under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a, Diagnostic Code 5202.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss does not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current noncompensable rating.

The veteran's appeal was denied for service connection of dermatitis due to exposure to Agent Orange. The RO also denied an increased rating for his gastrointestinal disorder and a compensable evaluation for his ear disability.