Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, meningioma, and duodenal ulcer. The increased rating claim for residuals of fracture of the right elbow with residual traumatic arthritis was granted to a 20 percent evaluation effective from March 1983. The increased rating claim for allergic rhinitis remained denied.

The Board found that the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and left ear hearing loss are not service connected as secondary to his poliomyelitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records from the Rhode Island Department of Public Health. The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is causally related to his active service, warranting service connection. However, there is no competent evidence establishing a current diagnosis of residuals of exposure to asbestos or linking it to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or residuals of a cold weather injury to the legs.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for hearing loss and a higher rating for his inguinal hernia have been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating based on current evidence of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for emphysema and service connection for left ear hearing loss. The decision is based on the evidence provided, which did not support granting a higher rating or establishing service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, warranting service connection. The decision grants entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as both conditions are rated at zero percent under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of evidence showing current hearing loss disability, and thus, denied his claim for bilateral hearing loss. The other issues were not addressed as they are related to residual burns from service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his initial compensable rating for history of cardiomegaly with labile hypertension was also denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current conditions to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to interrelated claims and incomplete evidence. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is deferred, while other accrued benefits claims are reviewed based on evidence available at the time of his death.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's current sleep apnea, GERD and IBS are not related to service on a direct or secondary basis. Therefore, his claims for these conditions have been denied.

The veteran's initial claim for a compensable evaluation of bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his attempt to reopen the previously denied left eye disability claim was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his bilateral hearing loss, currently evaluated as noncompensably disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a head injury with headaches and memory loss, left ear hearing loss, and residuals of a left ankle fracture. The rating for residuals of a head injury was found to be appropriate at 10 percent, effective from November 15, 1994. The rating for left ear hearing loss remains noncompensable. For the period beginning July 26, 2000, the veteran's service-connected left ankle disability is rated as 20 percent disabling.