Hearing loss Board decisions

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

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left otitis media, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and needs further action before a final decision can be made.

The Board denied the veteran's requests to reopen his previously denied service connection claims for hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim of entitlement to service connection for a jaw disorder. The Board found that new evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss is not related to any acoustic trauma he was exposed to during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and vision loss, finding no current disability from these conditions attributable to his military service.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and the claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was denied as he did not meet the statutory requirements of having been rated totally disabled for a period of at least ten years immediately preceding his death.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, finding that it is less likely than not related to his active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions, including cold injury residuals and bilateral hearing loss, were not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that his current auditory acuity levels do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for COPD, hearing loss and tinnitus, hypertension, and residuals of a left hand injury. The evidence does not support the veteran's claims that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his active duty service.,Service records do not show any respiratory issues, hearing problems, high blood pressure, or injuries to the left hand during service. The earliest signs of COPD, hearing loss, hypertension, and a history of injury to the left hand occurred many years after service.

The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to the veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities, as many of his conditions were unclear or not thoroughly examined in the provided medical records.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his active service. The claim for a low back disorder is reopened due to new evidence submitted since the prior final denial in April 1992.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for right arm disability was dismissed as the veteran withdrew his appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left ear acoustic trauma, to include left ear hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The VA determined that the veteran's current left ear hearing loss is not related to his military service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which was previously denied in October 1983. The January 2003 private audiometric test report is considered new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim.

The Board finds that the veteran is entitled to a grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but requires further development with respect to his PTSD claim.