Hearing loss Board decisions

The VA granted the appellant's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, effective from October 9, 2001. The appeal is now pending on whether an evaluation in excess of 10 percent should be granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is a result of acoustic trauma during his period of active service and grants the claim for service connection.

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

The VA determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service, as there was no evidence of hearing impairment during service and any current condition does not meet the regulatory threshold for hearing disability.

The veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board has determined that an examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his current hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss disability and PTSD, finding that there was no valid basis in fact for these decisions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The veteran's claims will be re-adjudicated after this is done.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right ear hearing disability that is caused or aggravated by her service-connected trigeminal neuralgia.

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

The VA determined that the appellant's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating based on current medical evidence showing mild to severe high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable rating for his hearing loss, back injury, left knee disability, and right knee disability are being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for hearing loss in his left ear and service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or a relationship between current symptoms and service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, concluding that his current hearing loss is not related to his military service and was more likely due to occupational noise exposure after service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for additional medical evidence. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is pending.

The veteran's increased rating for bilateral hearing loss from July 8, 1996 to October 26, 2004 was granted and rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss, heart condition (claimed as a murmur), GERD, and irritable bowel syndrome were not incurred or aggravated by service. The vision impairment is considered to be a refractive error.

The Board has determined that service connection is granted for residuals of tympanic membrane perforation of the right ear with otitis media and for hearing loss of the left ear, as these conditions are found to be at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have impaired hearing in his left ear by VA standards, and therefore service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his bilateral hearing loss and for an earlier effective date for his tinnitus service connection.