Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was incurred in active service and is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus, an initial evaluation in excess of zero percent for bilateral hearing loss, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia. The decision is final.

The veteran's request for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been remanded to the RO for further action, including scheduling a Board hearing at the local RO.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's pre-existing bilateral hearing loss was not aggravated by active service and therefore, denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness are not related to his active duty service. Therefore, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The RO denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for left ear hearing loss and otitis media, as his conditions do not warrant a compensable evaluation under VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for right ear disease and remanded the issues of service connection for chronic hearing loss disability and a chronic skin disorder for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because a separate reconsideration decision granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which replaced the previous denial. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, skin disorder, and low back disorder (claimed as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability) due to lack of evidence establishing a nexus between the current conditions and military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear and peptic ulcer disease with Barrette's epithelium. The decision found that the veteran does not have a current disability due to impaired hearing, but granted service connection for peptic ulcer disease with Barrette's epithelium based on evidence from prior to his discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his active duty service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus between current conditions and service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is being remanded due to insufficient information on the nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was not present during or related to his service and may not be presumed to have been incurred due to military noise exposure. As a result, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss was found to not warrant a compensable rating prior to June 17, 2002 and did not meet the criteria for an increased rating beginning on that date.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that it is as likely as not related to his military service. The presumption of soundness at entry into service was rebutted due to evidence indicating pre-existing conditions.

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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to noise exposure during his military service.