The veteran was awarded a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. � 4.30 from February 21, 1997 through February 1998.
The deciding factor: The RO awarded the veteran a temporary total rating based on his service-connected disabilities as of February 21, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0218408
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability does not meet or approximate criteria for a compensable (10%) disability rating at any point during the appeal period.
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