The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 30 percent evaluation for the period from February 3, 2003 to August 15, 2005 and a 10 percent evaluation for the period commencing on August 16, 2005.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hearing loss was found to warrant a 30 percent evaluation from February 3, 2003 to August 15, 2005 based on exceptional patterns of hearing impairment. From August 16, 2005, the hearing loss warranted a 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0637933
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