Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's current left ear hearing loss did not result from service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sinusitis. The Board found that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure during his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran's current hearing loss is related to noise exposure during service. The RO must provide a VA audiometric examination and obtain an opinion on this issue.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of hearing loss, finding no evidence linking his current hearing impairment to military service.

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

The veteran's claim for an initial (compensable) rating for left ear hearing loss was denied as the audiometric evaluations did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The Board dismissed this issue.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right and left ear hearing losses did not manifest during his period of active duty for training, and there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and hearing loss of the left ear.

Service connection for migraines and stomach disorder (claimed as gastritis and spastic colon) was denied.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ankle fracture residuals, pes planus, thoracic spine disorder, kidney stones, sinusitis/rhinitis/allergies, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), skin tumors (presumed due to herbicide exposure), arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), and sleep apnea was denied.,Service connection for right ankle fracture residuals was granted.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of hearing loss and tinnitus, and the Board dismissed these issues. The claims for PTSD and gastrointestinal disability are not supported by evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board finds that the veteran had noise exposure during service, which likely contributed to his current bilateral hearing loss disability. Therefore, the claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizzy spells, were not incurred or aggravated by his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not show worse than Level V hearing acuity in either ear during the appeal period.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service records and medical examinations.