Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss on an extraschedular basis, concluding that there was no evidence to support such a rating due to marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's conditions are related to noise exposure during service.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is linked to his current tinnitus, and the Board has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board finds that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are related to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and grants service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing before a member of the Board at the RO. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and special monthly pension are not yet resolved.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and fungal infection of hands and feet are all related to his active duty service.

The veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, left hip disability, left leg disability, back disability, nicotine dependence, and prostate cancer as due to nicotine dependence or asbestos exposure are all denied. The claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability is also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, dermatitis, and increased evaluations for PTSD, traumatic arthritis of the left elbow with retained metallic fragments, and gunshot wound to the right posterior thigh were all denied. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the appellant's bilateral hearing loss disability, which was previously rated as noncompensable. The current rating criteria do not allow for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new and material evidence. With resolution of reasonable doubt, the Board finds that these conditions are related to the veteran's period of active service.

The Board has granted a 10% rating for bilateral hearing loss effective June 10, 1999.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for hearing disability as defined by VA, and therefore service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is attributable to service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for PTSD, but did not grant the requested increased rating for PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hearing loss does not warrant an increased rating as it is currently evaluated at a noncompensable level.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not warrant a rating in excess of noncompensable, based on the evidence provided.