The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to a rating in excess of 40 percent for defective hearing from January 9, 2001 to June 22, 2003. Since June 23, 2003, he meets the criteria for a 50 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hearing loss has been stable at 40 percent since January 9, 2001 and increased to 50 percent as of June 23, 2003. The RO granted him a 50 percent rating effective from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective Hearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0633146
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What this means for you
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