Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service medical records and requires additional development, including an examination for tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no medical evidence of a current disability.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability, with an average puretone threshold of no less than 50 decibels in both ears and speech recognition scores of at least 84 percent, does not warrant a compensable rating.

The veteran's hearing loss is evaluated as noncompensable, with a pure tone threshold average of 31 in the right ear and 0 in the left ear. The Board finds that this does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and a disability associated with loss of balance as secondary to his service-connected residuals of left otitis media and mastoiditis. The appeals on increased ratings for tinnitus, residuals of left otitis media and mastoiditis, and tympanosclerosis have also been denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he has a post-graduate degree and previous work experience as a dentist.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service.

The Board found no etiological relationship between the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities and disease or injury during active service, thus denying both claims.

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

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran also needs to be provided with VCAA notice regarding his claim.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence. However, the veteran's current level of bilateral hearing loss does not meet VA compensation criteria. The right knee disability is remanded for further examination and rating consideration.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to provide proper hearing notification. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, including his period of active duty from December 1970 to December 1976. The claims will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred during active service, nor can they be presumed to have been incurred in service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss disability and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is appropriately rated as noncompensable, and denied his claim for a higher initial rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's request for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues remain unresolved and need further review.

The Board has determined that the appellant's left ear hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and his hypertension did not manifest within one year of separation from service. Therefore, both conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an audiometry examination to determine if the veteran's hearing loss is related to his service.