The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, residuals of an injury to the right posterior tibial nerve, and chronic bronchitis have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a greater than 10 percent evaluation for any condition.
The deciding factor: The VA audiological examinations showed varying degrees of hearing impairment in both ears but no exceptional patterns as per 38 C.F.R. § 4.86, and the evaluations based on Table VI or VIA results did not exceed a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, residuals of an injury to the right posterior tibial nerve, chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2002
- Citation
- 0213096
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