The Board has denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to March 27, 1999 and a rating in excess of 40 percent on or after March 27, 1999.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the assignment of higher ratings based on VA audiometric examination results which corresponded to level VI hearing in the right ear and level VII in the left ear prior to March 27, 1999, and level VI hearing in the right ear and level VIII in the left ear on or after March 27, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0004332
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