Hearing loss Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back injury, and neck injury were denied as there is no current disability found to be related to military service.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease. The claims are now the subject of further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 18, 1992, for a grant of compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected residuals of a fractured right mandible and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not warrant a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for an inguinal hernia, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims of reopening these issues were also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal with the July 2000 RO rating decision.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and perforated right eardrum were determined to be incurred as a result of active service.

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of bilateral hearing loss should be March 25, 1974, based on the veteran's informal claim received at that time.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and an ulcer condition. The evidence shows that the veteran experienced symptoms of these conditions during his military service, but they were not formally diagnosed or linked to service at that time. The Board will proceed with a determination on whether these conditions are related to active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss did not develop during service or within one year post-service, and is not related to military noise exposure. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not have its onset during service and is not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a sinus condition, and a left eye injury. The evidence did not meet the criteria for hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, currently evaluated as 60 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and active duty for training.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is the result of acoustic trauma in service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the service-connected right ear hearing loss with otomastoiditis, finding that the veteran's current disability did not warrant a higher than zero percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss in his right ear did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The veteran's hearing loss was initially evaluated as zero percent from February 22, 1990 to May 15, 1997.