Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable initial rating, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C, hearing loss, and a back disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that his current noncompensable evaluation accurately reflects the severity of his disability based on VA regulations.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss warrants a 10 percent disability rating, which is the minimum rating available under the applicable criteria.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is not warranted, as it was factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred within one year prior to the filing of his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his hemorrhoids and right ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on current symptoms.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for hemorrhoids, asthma, or hearing loss. The veteran's claims were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability originated during his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, finding that the appellant's period of active duty was discharged under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct. The Board also found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The hearing loss in the right ear was not shown in service or within a year thereafter, while left ear hearing loss is currently rated as non-compensable. The left knee disability does not warrant an increase beyond the current 10 percent rating.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and low back disability are not productive of a level of impairment that warrants an increased rating or service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right femur fracture and left ear hearing loss, as well as his application to reopen a claim of service connection for tuberculosis.

The VA determined that the appellant's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an increased evaluation, as it currently meets the criteria for a noncompensable rating under the applicable disability evaluation criteria.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the failure to appear at a scheduled hearing. The veteran wishes to have another hearing before a member of the Board.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss warrants a 10 percent disability rating, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available. The RO found no exceptional or unusual factors to warrant an extraschedular rating.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability evaluation for his hearing loss of the left ear, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, chondromalacia of the right knee, left shoulder disability, and headaches have all been denied. The evidence submitted since the last final denial does not provide new or material evidence to reopen any of these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of hearing loss during active service and that current hearing loss is not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding no current manifestation of such a disability.