The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and found that an earlier effective date of August 29, 1968 is warranted for his service connection and assignment of a 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The May 2001 audiometric results showed hearing acuity levels equivalent to Level IV in the right ear and Level III in the left ear, leading to a 10% rating under the applicable VA rating criteria. The veteran's claim was granted as his service connection for tinnitus had not previously been made.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0200169
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- Granted
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