The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was granted, with the effective date set at November 9, 2006. The initial rating assigned is 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA audiometric test results from May 2007 showed level VI hearing in the right ear and level VII hearing in the left ear, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6100.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the knees, degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the acromial joints, degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the great toes, degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1217371
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