Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is related to his exposure to acoustic trauma during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss. The disability is currently manifested, and there is competent evidence showing it was incurred in active military duty.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss disability, bilateral ankle disorder, and persistent diarrhea are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a current disability in any of these conditions as defined by VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, PTSD with considerable impairment in social and industrial functioning, and residuals of a nasal fracture. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is denied as the criteria are not met, and his claim for a compensable disability rating for the nasal fracture remains at 50 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for PTSD, and reopening of a claim for skin disease of the feet were denied. The RO assigned a 20% disability rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss as of June 10, 1999.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic right ear hearing loss disability and granted it. Service connection is also established for right leg post-phlebitic syndrome. The claims for left ear hearing loss disability and hemorrhoids are denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, monomelic amyotrophy of the left hand and arm (claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure), and hearing loss. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss due to new and material evidence. However, the claim remains denied as there is no medical evidence linking current right ear hearing loss to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, and his tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent. The current ratings are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear is not well grounded, as there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the lack of an audiological evaluation in his June 1997 VA examination. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining this missing report and ensuring all development actions are completed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and right ankle disability. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral conjunctivitis was remanded.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an increased rating, as it currently meets the criteria for a noncompensable evaluation under the old and new versions of the Rating Schedule.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left knee disorder, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure and surgery at a VA facility, respectively.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is determined to be the result of exposure to acoustic trauma during his service with the Missouri Army National Guard, and thus granted service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's shin splints had origins during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination and readjudication.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The veteran's major depression is due to disease or injury which was incurred in service, and the Board finds that service connection for major depression is warranted. The RO should review the remaining claims of service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, tinnitus, and disability due to exposure to non-ionizing radiation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, finding that the evidence does not support a rating in excess of the initial evaluations assigned.