Hearing loss Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred as a result of service, attributing them to natural aging rather than noise exposure or infections in service.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure in service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for memory loss and confusion, as well as generalized arthritis. The decision on left ear hearing loss is pending.,Service connection was established for amnestic disorder secondary to a service-connected heart condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of current disabilities or causation in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a testicular mass, finding that new evidence does not warrant reopening of these previously denied claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of current hearing loss disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for a higher rating for right knee retropatellar compression syndrome, service connection for hearing loss disability, viral syndrome, and Persian Gulf illness (undiagnosed illness) are denied. The VA examinations did not show any arthritic changes, but the appellant reported symptoms such as pain with weather changes, difficulty climbing, kneeling, or sitting for prolonged periods of time, and diminished sensation through the region of trauma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee chondromalacia and left ear hearing loss from initial service connection, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, so the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claims for service connection and higher evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for asthma and gout, as well as earlier effective dates for the hearing loss rating and the scar rating.,The veteran's disabilities were found to be unrelated to his military service.

The Board has granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for bilateral defective hearing, but the claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected bronchitis was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The decision is mixed as it reopens the claim but does not grant service connection.

The Board determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is causally linked to his exposure to excessive noise during service, but does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss. Therefore, service connection for tinnitus was granted, while service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, and did not reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's allergic dermatitis was rated at 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for left ear hearing loss and traumatic arthritis of both knees, as well as his claim for service connection for malaria. The VA found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted a 20% evaluation for the residuals of frostbite of the left hand and a 10% evaluation for right ear hearing loss, finding that these conditions meet the criteria under the new VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation at any point since the effective date of service connection on February 26, 1998.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the veteran's internment as a prisoner of war. The conditions are presumed based on localized edema experienced during captivity.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss disability in the left ear.