Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss and will proceed to consider the merits of the case.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss. For left ear hearing loss, the Board determined there is no compensable evaluation based on the audiometric findings.

The VA determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss did not warrant a compensable rating, as his hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation under VA regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during his period of active military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic bronchitis disabilities. The veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence of record.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an opinion on whether hearing loss is related to service noise exposure. The claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hearing loss in his right ear does not warrant a compensable evaluation, and thus denied the claim for an initial compensable rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a higher evaluation than the current 10 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, scars and pain from shrapnel injury to bilateral legs, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for these grants are April 23, 2001, February 10, 2003, and February 10, 2003 respectively.

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

The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral leg disability due to withdrawal by the veteran. The claim of entitlement to service connection for low back disability is denied as there is no evidence showing a current disability or in-service injury that would support such a finding.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service and denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran is likely as not to have sustained an unanticipated left ear tympanic membrane perforation due to treatment at a VA medical facility in 1992, and compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this condition are granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no medical evidence suggesting his hearing loss originated in service or was otherwise causally related to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected high frequency hearing loss of the left ear is currently rated as zero percent disabling, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on the audiometric test results.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, concluding that there is no link between his current hearing impairment and in-service noise exposure.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a video-conference hearing at the Lincoln, Nebraska RO. The case will be returned to the Board after this hearing.