The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss warrants a 50 percent evaluation from March 24, 2000 under both the old and new rating criteria. This is based on his current audiometric results.
The deciding factor: The veteran's audiometric results during the period of March 24, 2000 to June 9, 1999 resulted in a level VI hearing score in the left ear and level XI hearing score in the right ear, which corresponds to a 50 percent evaluation under both the old and new rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0101805
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