Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and providing proper notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The veteran's claims will be evaluated under both old and new rating criteria for skin disabilities and hearing impairment.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded for a VA audiological examination and review of records.

The Board has ordered further development in your case due to pending issues and evidence. Your case was sent to the Board's Evidence Development Unit (EDU) for additional development.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now being sent back to the RO for examination and consideration of new evidence.

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA audiology examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for various conditions. The case is now remanded for additional examination and consideration.

The veteran's appeal is about the evaluation of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, which was previously rated at 20 percent and now seeks a higher rating to 40 percent. The RO has already granted this increase effective March 13, 2000. However, since the appellant did not receive the maximum benefit available (40 percent), the appeal remains pending.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that exposure to noise in service is at least as likely as not the cause of these conditions.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as it is currently evaluated at 20 percent.

The Board found that the evidence received since the December 1994 rating decision is not new and material, and thus denied reopening of the claims for service connection for schizophrenia, headaches, and hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence linking his current hearing disability to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection for various conditions due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not meet the criteria for any compensable evaluations or service connections.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, skin disorders, an undiagnosed illness, gout, muscle tension headaches, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus. The reasons were that these conditions are known diseases or diagnostic entities and not due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the denial of service connection for left ear hearing loss in the September 1971 rating decision was due to clear and unmistakable error, and therefore, service connection is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus, and the veteran's service records do not show any in-service noise exposure. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on the evidence of record.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension and bilateral hearing loss do not warrant higher disability ratings, while his scar from lipoma removal is currently noncompensable.