Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was determined to be incurred in active service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to his service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and right hip disorder are not related to his active service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to March 19, 2002, finding that his hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating during the relevant period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no competent evidence associating these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as his most recent audiometric test results do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left arm disability, including his bilateral hearing loss, is related to his service-connected right arm reflex sympathetic dystrophy and grants service connection for these conditions.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and thus denied his claim for an initial compensable evaluation.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated as 60 percent disabling, which grants a higher rating than the previous 50 percent. The claim for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability is a result of in-service acoustic trauma and grants service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that his current level of hearing acuity does not warrant such evaluations.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and fatigue, muscle and joint pains, diarrhea and sleep disturbance were denied. The claim for fatigue, muscle and joint pains, diarrhea and sleep disturbance was determined to be due to an undiagnosed illness related to Gulf War exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that it first appeared during active military service and has continued to the present.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, finding that the evidence did not support ratings higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted with effective dates of November 24, 1980, and August 23, 2000 respectively.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, low back disability, thoracic outlet syndrome, right hand disability, tendonitis of bilateral elbows, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected right ear otitis media and hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not warrant a compensable evaluation under VA rating criteria.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, have been shown to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.