Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence showing a current disability and no medical nexus between his military service and any claimed conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the evaluation of bilateral hearing loss to 10 percent effective from June 18, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss and right eye macular degeneration are related to his military service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination by an ear disorders specialist to determine if any hearing loss is related to military service and inservice acoustic trauma.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and cholesteatoma do not warrant higher evaluations under either the old or new rating criteria. The veteran was granted noncompensable evaluations for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbosacral strain and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for either condition.

The Board has granted a 50% rating for the veteran's migraine headaches, finding that they meet the criteria for such. For bilateral hearing loss, the veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation as his hearing acuity does not meet the schedular criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain, headaches, hearing loss, and chronic pathology resulting from immunization shots as due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or objective indications of chronic disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his service-connected left ear hearing loss, psoriasis, and other disabilities. The veteran was not granted service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss in June 1972, citing insufficient evidence of a relationship between the current disability and in-service noise exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo due to a concussion sustained in service are partially granted. The claim of CUE regarding the October 1970 rating decision is pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for hearing loss of both ears, finding no new and material evidence submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant an increased rating, as it is currently rated at noncompensable level.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude substantially gainful employment during his lifetime, and the combined disability evaluation was 10 percent. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU for purposes of accrued benefits as the criteria were not met. The veteran died without a permanent and total service-connected disability at the time of death, thus denying entitlement to survivors' and dependents' educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no well-grounded evidence to support these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no medical evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus and a right shoulder disorder. However, the claims for other conditions are not well-grounded.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for a flexion deformity of the right little finger and left ear hearing loss were denied as there was no evidence to support higher evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not well grounded because there is no medical evidence linking his current hearing loss to his active or inactive duty service.

The Board found that the veteran's nonservice-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.