The veteran's appeal was denied as his increased evaluations for anxiety neurosis with headaches and hearing loss of the left ear were not granted. The RO found that a noncompensable evaluation was appropriate for his left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased disability rating based on the severity of his hearing loss, as his right ear hearing was within normal limits and only his service-connected left ear hearing loss warranted compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis with headaches, hearing loss of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0101381
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What this means for you
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