Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or a skin rash, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss effective from August 25, 1969. The veteran's claim for a higher rating is being remanded to determine the appropriate effective date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus did not begin during or as a result of his active service. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or skin cancer that are related to his military service. The pulmonary disorder claim is also denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new evidence. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination.

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

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing and further development. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim for left ear hearing loss, and entitlement to a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, will be addressed after the hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss warrants a 10 percent initial rating, effective November 1, 2002. The claim for an extra-schedular evaluation is denied.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and the medical records do not establish a nexus between any current hearing loss or tinnitus and military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the case can be properly adjudicated.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA audiology examination. The veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as increased initial ratings for right and left foot diabetic neuropathy, will be readjudicated.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service, and the August 2004 VA examiner concluded that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, right foot and leg disabilities. The decision also noted that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disability.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine if the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service. The veteran served in an artillery unit where he was exposed to loud noise.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's in-service exposure to acoustic trauma and his current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, thus denying service connection for both conditions.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his service connection claim for prostate cancer was also denied. The denial of the prostate cancer claim is based on lack of a causal relationship to service exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a prior effective date for service connection of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent for hypertension, as diastolic blood pressure readings did not consistently reach or exceed 120. For the hearing loss claim, the Board noted that an additional VA examination was needed due to the veteran's assertion about the accuracy of his most recent evaluation.