Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a heart condition and several musculoskeletal issues. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen other claims.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hearing loss in both ears, but finds that the evidence does not support a grant of service connection due to lack of nexus between current hearing loss and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for peripheral neuropathy and growths on his neck and head (likely dermatomycosis), and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of well-grounded claims for these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was aggravated by service, and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo are not well-grounded. The claim for increased rating for chronic bilateral otitis externa is denied as there is no evidence showing current disability.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that his claim for an increased rating is denied.

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

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a service-connected condition for bilateral hearing loss. For other conditions, the claims are denied as they do not meet the criteria for increased ratings.

The veteran's claim for compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because his hearing loss in the right ear resulted from natural progression and not due to VA medical services.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus are not well-grounded. There is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities of hearing loss or tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable under the criteria effective since the grant of service connection. The Board finds that his current level of hearing impairment does not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under either the old or new criteria.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and his bilateral hearing loss is presumed to have developed due to combat-related noise exposure. The effective date for these ratings is not specified.

The veteran is seeking a compensable evaluation for hearing loss of the left ear and service connection for tinnitus. The Board has found that these issues are intertwined and needs to be adjudicated together.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is determined to be the result of acoustic trauma during service, and thus granted service connection.

The veteran was granted a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes effective March 3, 1998. The decision is based on various disabilities including postoperative residuals of a right knee injury, impairment of the left knee, hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of new and material evidence, as none of the submitted evidence addressed whether the appellant's hearing loss was aggravated in service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not well-grounded, as he did not have current disabilities for VA purposes.

The veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease and other disabilities render him unable to attend to his daily needs without the assistance of another person, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.