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.
The deciding factor: The veteran met the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating based on his pure tone threshold values and speech recognition ability as measured in both ears during the July 2003 VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral High Frequency Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635080
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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.
- 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.
- Denied
The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral high frequency hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as it currently does not meet the criteria for any level of impairment.
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