Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred in service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an initial compensable disability rating, as his audiometric test results do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on the applicable VA rating schedule and regulations.

The VA denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for bilateral hearing loss, concluding that the evidence did not show that his hearing loss was aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, recurrent nosebleeds, and athletes foot, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further review of additional evidence and for examinations related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and granted it. The other claims were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability and denied her claim for service connection. The issue of an initial compensable evaluation for allergies is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The veteran's service connection claims for degenerative joint disease at L-1 and left ear hearing loss were granted, with a 10% evaluation assigned for residuals of gallbladder removal. The compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss is pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability evaluation for his service-connected bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected conditions were denied.,He was awarded a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective January 19, 1999.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss in the right ear and did not grant a compensable rating for hearing loss in the left ear. The veteran's most recent VA examination showed mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear, but his hearing was within normal limits in the right ear.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service. The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of multiple myeloma was remanded.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right shoulder scar and service connection for both right knee injury residuals and bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that the veteran did not have a right knee disorder or a current hearing loss disability related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is not related to his military service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence linking his current hearing impairment to his military service.

The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus the appeal to sever this condition is granted.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating as they are rated at less than 60% combined, and there is no evidence that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.