The Veteran's hearing loss has been found to be severe enough to warrant a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of his original claim in April 2004.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's audiometric findings consistently demonstrated significant impairment that affected his ability to work as a substitute teacher and engage in daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral defective hearing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0916714
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral defective hearing was rated at 20% prior to April 27, 2010 and increased to 50% thereafter.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral defective hearing warrants a 10 percent evaluation effective from February 27, 2015.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only as defined by VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral defective hearing did not increase in disability during service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
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