Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claims for service connection for a left ear condition and duodenal ulcer disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right hand disability, hypertension, or left ear hearing loss that is related to his active service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran incurred sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear during service and also developed tinnitus, granting entitlement to service connection for both conditions.

The VA granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but assigned a noncompensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development and readjudication due to a lack of proper VCAA notice.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not warrant a compensable evaluation under applicable schedular criteria and denied his claim for an increased rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to determine the current severity of his herpes simplex and bilateral hearing loss disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's current hearing loss is not attributable to his period of active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss effective July 11, 2000. The veteran's disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling under the provisions of Diagnostic Code 6100.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and assigned an initial 30 percent evaluation, effective May 16, 2001. The veteran contends that his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is more disabling than reflected in the original disability rating.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of service connection for asthma and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a current diagnosis of asthma incurred during military service.,The right ear hearing loss claim is remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The evidence did not support a causal relationship between his current conditions and any incident of service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA audiological examination to determine the nature and origin of his hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board found that the veteran submitted new and material evidence sufficient to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for hearing loss. The claim was then evaluated on its merits, and it was determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's hearing impairment to service.

The Board found that the reduction of a 10% rating for bilateral hearing loss to a noncompensable rating was proper and denied entitlement to an increased compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as his current hearing acuity levels do not meet the criteria for a noncompensable rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher disability rating.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, but he had been continuously rated as totally disabled for a period of at least ten years immediately preceding his death. As such, DIC benefits were denied.