Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) for the period before July 23, 1998 due to lack of evidence showing he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and the reopening of a claim for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and a rating of 70 percent for PTSD, effective April 4, 2000. The appellant's PTSD symptoms have resulted in significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied service connection for defective hearing in a February 24, 1956 decision. The Board found that the correct facts were known at the time and applied the relevant regulations correctly.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy, as well as his claim for increased ratings for PTSD. The evidence did not establish a causal link between these conditions and his period of active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an ear disorder with hearing loss, a skin disorder, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. The evidence did not show any such conditions during active service or as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are related to his active service, specifically his combat exposure in Vietnam. The claim is granted.

The veteran's PTSD results in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation. Right ear hearing loss is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to service. Left ear tinnitus is secondary to the service-connected left ear hearing impairment.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 1, 1980 for the TDIU based on the veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from working.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and a heart condition secondary to his service-connected hypertensive vascular disease. The claim for an increased rating for hypertensive vascular disease was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left ear hearing loss and residuals of surgically excised left ear polyp and cholesteatoma with chronic otitis media, finding that the revised criteria did not provide more favorable evaluation options.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a right ear hearing loss disability, concluding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The veteran's increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss from March 11, 1996 to June 9, 1999 and from June 10, 1999 have been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support his contention of more severe disability.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that his hearing loss does not warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no competent medical evidence establishing a causal relationship between these conditions and his active service.