The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% rating for bilateral impaired hearing is denied as there was no increase in disability prior to November 1996.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of an increase in the veteran's hearing loss disability before November 1996, which is when his claim was received.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired hearing, Bilateral
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0101479
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