The veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and his residuals of a gunshot wound to the right hand are currently rated at 10 percent. The claim for increased evaluation for left ear hearing loss was denied, while the claim for increased evaluation for residuals of gunshot wound to the right hand was granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities were evaluated based on their current manifestations and applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Residuals of Gunshot Wound to Right Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0106033
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