The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating based on the most recent VA audiological examination results.
The deciding factor: The January 2009 VA audiometric evaluation showed pure tone thresholds and speech recognition scores that did not meet the criteria for any higher than noncompensable (zero percent) disability ratings under Diagnostic Code 6100 of the Rating Schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1047562
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