Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a current VA audiometric examination and consideration of his claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the December 1961 rating action reducing the schedular disability evaluation for hearing loss disability from 10 percent to non-compensable level was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no residuals of upper arm SFWs, no hearing loss related to service, and no compensable rating for his SFW scars.

The VA determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability warrants a 10 percent evaluation, but not more. The evidence shows moderate to severe right ear sensorineural hearing loss and mild to profound left ear sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for defective hearing, finding that the veteran's current hearing loss is due to his in-service exposure to excessive acoustic trauma and resolves a doubt in favor of entitlement.

Your appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing. The issues of service connection for various conditions are still under review.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development due to VCAA compliance issues.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that his combat experiences in Vietnam are related to his current diagnosis. The claims of increased evaluation for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in his right ear, and thus is not entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were incurred in service, granting his claims for these disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted it, finding new and material evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss disability in the right ear and tinnitus have been granted, effective September 12, 2002.

The veteran requested to withdraw their appeal, and as a result, the case has been dismissed.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for varicose veins of the left leg and hearing loss in the left ear, finding that the evidence did not support a rating above the current 60 percent for varicose veins or any compensable evaluation for the left ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board found sufficient evidence to grant service connection for tinnitus, which is considered a direct result of active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and a compensable evaluation for hearing loss. The claim for a higher evaluation of tinnitus is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current lumbar spine disability or psychiatric disorder related to his active service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted it. Service connection for PTSD is also granted, with some doubt in the diagnosis but favoring a positive finding.