Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a skin rash, left thumb injury residuals, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acute gastroenteritis, and sores on the penis and rectum (claimed as an ulcer condition). The veteran was also denied a 10 percent disability evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the appellant's left knee arthritis, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus are all related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise for and against the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a relationship to noise exposure during service. Service connection is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the hearing loss claim and concluding that there is insufficient evidence linking the current tinnitus to military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for PTSD, asbestos exposure-related disability, and hearing loss due to lack of medical evidence supporting these conditions. The claim for reopening the hearing loss was also denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a right ear hearing disability, finding that there was no evidence meeting the regulatory criteria for a hearing disability under VA standards.

The Board has restored service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to clear and unmistakable error in the September 1983 rating decision that severed it. The issue of whether new and material evidence was submitted to reopen a claim for service connection is moot as service connection has been granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal. The RO previously denied claims of service connection for epididymitis, rhinitis, osteoarthritis of the cervical, dorsal, and lumbar spine, and sinus condition on final basis. New evidence received since previous denials is not sufficient to reopen these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as an increased evaluation for his service-connected healed left zygomatic arch fracture. The RO decisions are considered final.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right otitis media with hearing loss, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected meningitis residuals, finding that there were no active manifestations or symptoms related to the condition.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for otitis media of the right ear with right ear hearing loss, as the veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a bilateral eye disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, arthritis, and unspecified cancer. The evidence did not support an etiological relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for Meniere's disease with right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the appropriate effective date was February 2, 1996.

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

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating, as his audiometric results do not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new medical evidence linking the condition to active service. The case will be further developed.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and denied his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.