The veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied.,No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating for any of the disabilities, as they are currently rated at their maximum levels under applicable VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Ocular hypertension, Residuals of a fracture of the distal tuft of the left ring finger, Residuals of a fracture of the left navicular bone, Status post excision, bone spur and fragment, right ankle, with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619319
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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