Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are directly related to his military service, specifically noise exposure during active duty.

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.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a left ear hearing loss disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss as defined for VA purposes, and therefore denied his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

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

The veteran's claim for TDIU was granted effective December 30, 1999. The Board found that the earliest date on which it was factually ascertainable that there had been an increase in his combined disabilities to 70 percent was December 30, 1999.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for a skin disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to noise exposure during his active duty service.

The veteran's service-connected hypertrophic lupus erythematosus was granted, and a 30 percent evaluation is assigned from April 4, 2001. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is also established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and determined that it was incurred in service due to noise trauma from his time as an artillery unit member.

The Board found that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for reopening of a previous denial regarding left ear otitis media with defective hearing was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the initial assignment of a 10 percent rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that the earliest date on which he filed a claim was July 24, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a chronic condition related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vision loss due to a lack of current evidence meeting VA criteria for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and spastic colon warrant specific ratings, while his right preauricular cyst and left great toenail have been partially granted with effective dates. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted and others denied or not resolved.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his period of active military service.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss in his right ear or PTSD, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation of bilateral hearing loss has been denied as the evidence does not support a compensable rating at any time since December 15, 1980.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence linking his current hearing impairment to events during active duty.