Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss due to aggravation. Service connection was granted for the left ear hearing loss due to aggravation, with a 10% evaluation for sinusitis effective November 2, 1994.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's disability manifested by vertigo and impaired balance is rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of his July 1998 grant of service connection. The right ear hearing loss remains noncompensably disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for exposure to Agent Orange and granted a noncompensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss, effective December 3, 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not well-grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded, and thus denied them.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but denied service connection for residuals of injuries to the back of the legs and feet.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The case is now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA audiological examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his bilateral pes planus and service connection for his bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a well-grounded claim for either condition.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his hearing loss of the left ear is being remanded to the RO for further consideration, including an extra schedular evaluation and review of new criteria.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss are granted as his conditions can be related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, finding that his claims were not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was insufficient evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing, after which it will be returned to the Board.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hearing loss of the right ear with chronic otitis media was denied. The RO found that the new criteria did not apply as the diagnosis of chronic otitis media had not been established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral otitis media, perforation of the left tympanic membrane, and bilateral hearing loss are all related to his active duty for training. The service connection is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a gastrointestinal disability due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to acoustic trauma sustained in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The claim for a nervous condition is denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking any diagnosed psychiatric disorder to service.