Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including requesting additional evidence from the U.S. Armed Services Center for Research of Unit Records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD or other psychiatric disorders related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, including in his left ear, is a result of noise exposure during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and found that the veteran's pre-service hearing loss was aggravated by active service. The issue of an increased rating for low back disability is remanded.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be due to service exposure, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and cephalgia. The veteran was granted service connection for these conditions but his initial evaluations were found to be inadequate.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated at 40 percent, the highest possible rating under VA guidelines.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include loss of vision due to ocular histoplasmosis and tinnitus, are severe enough to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found no evidence of hypertension during service or within the one-year presumptive period after service. The veteran's current skin disability and right ear hearing loss are not linked to his active military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss warrants a rating of 10 percent effective June 10, 2003.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development of evidence and will consider the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus in light of new evidence.

The VA Regional Office (RO) denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hearing loss, and refractive error. The RO granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, bilateral hearing loss, and pneumonia. The claim to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. The claims for increased evaluations of the lumbar strain, right and left knee disabilities, and hemorrhoids were also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left ear hearing loss disability, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and remanded both the hearing loss and tinnitus claims to allow further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to October 26, 2000 for the grant of service connection for compensation and for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran was granted service connection for hypertension with a 10% evaluation effective October 26, 2000.