The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss in his right ear is no more than 10 percent disabling, and denied an increased evaluation for adjustment disorder with mixed features.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a worsening of the service-connected conditions or any new evidence to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0600743
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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