Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is causally related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is due to noise exposure during his active service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and low back disorder were not incurred or aggravated in active military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a welding flash burn of the eyes, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not support the presence of chronic residuals attributable to these conditions during or subsequent to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the veteran's application to reopen his claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The case is remanded for further development regarding these issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a stapedectomy of the left ear. The appeal is remanded due to further development being required.

The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing and then returning it to the Board.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notification and compliance, as well as a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and eustachian salpingitis, finding that new and material evidence had not been provided to reopen these claims. The Board also found no direct link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects and requests for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and for an effective date earlier than March 29, 2001 for service connection of tinnitus.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA audiological evaluation to determine the current nature and extent of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the current evaluations of non-compensable and 10 percent are appropriate based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of his claims, including a determination on whether he can secure substantially gainful employment given his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has received notification that the appellant wishes to withdraw their appeal, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his service-connected otitis externa and therefore denied the claim for secondary service connection. The Board also found no evidence of a direct relationship between the veteran's service and his current hearing loss.

The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for VA medical care, except for his service-connected hearing loss disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, a higher disability evaluation for residuals of a fracture of the right radius and ulna, and a greater rating for low back disorder with degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease.