The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral high frequency hearing loss warrants a 20 percent evaluation, but not higher. The current rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The objective audiometric results do not support an increase in the disability rating beyond 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral High Frequency Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0614284
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, with the exception of the reduction in the rating for bilateral high frequency hearing loss which is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's bilateral high frequency hearing loss, effective from the date of the July 2003 VA examination.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral high frequency hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation.
- Denied
The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral high frequency hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and thus denied his claim.
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