Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition. The other issues are also addressed, with a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss being granted.

The veteran's service connection claims for amnesia and a heart disorder were denied. The claim for residuals of right pneumothorax was granted with a 10% evaluation, while the claim for postoperative residuals of left knee injury was also granted with a 10% evaluation. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not established.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and right ear hearing loss. The claim of service connection for headaches was reopened but remains denied.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and perforated left tympanic membrane were not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board finds no fault on the part of the VA. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and increased evaluations for internal and external hemorrhoids and left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. However, a review of the post-service VA examinations showed that he does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by the Court in Hensley.

The Board determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and lumbar spine disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The veteran's bilateral flat feet disability was found to be no more than mild, with symptoms requiring an arch support.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for otitis media of the left ear with tympanoplasty and mastoiditis, effective from the date of the decision. The veteran's hearing loss in the left ear is rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 6100, and tinnitus is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for residuals of a head injury and hearing loss in the right ear based on new evidence submitted since the November 1978 denial.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus. Right ear hearing loss is found to be incurred in service, while the evidence does not support a finding of left ear hearing loss or tinnitus being related to service.

The veteran withdrew all issues from appellate status, and the Board dismissed the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and assigned a 40 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the additional evidence was cumulative and did not resolve the previous deficiency of no evidence of hearing loss in service or a link between current hearing loss and service.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for bilateral hearing loss or residuals of facial cuts, as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's right ear hearing loss disability was incurred in service, while his left ear hearing loss disability is not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory disorder, including emphysema and COPD. The veteran's hearing loss is rated as noncompensable.

The Board found that the veteran's current back, lung, and bilateral hearing loss disorders were first manifested many years after service in the 1990s and are unrelated to any incident of service origin.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied a higher rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, which was currently rated as non-compensably disabling.