The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral defective hearing was denied. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for an increased evaluation and concluded that there was no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization due to his hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hearing loss did not meet the schedular criteria for a compensable evaluation, and there was no evidence presented to support an extraschedular evaluation based on marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral defective hearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0117287
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral defective hearing was rated at 20% prior to April 27, 2010 and increased to 50% thereafter.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral defective hearing warrants a 10 percent evaluation effective from February 27, 2015.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only as defined by VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral defective hearing did not increase in disability during service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
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