The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to January 23, 2006 and a 50 percent rating from January 23, 2006. The veteran's claim for increased ratings for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss was rated based on VA examination results and audiometry test findings, resulting in a 40 percent rating prior to January 23, 2006 and a 50 percent rating from that date. The maximum schedular rating of 10 percent for tinnitus has been assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0629943
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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