The Veteran's service-connected hearing loss of the left ear is rated as noncompensable under VA rating criteria. The current schedular rating criteria reasonably describe his level and symptomatology, and as the manifestations are wholly encompassed by the schedular criteria, the schedular criteria are not rendered impractical.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss of the left ear is rated as noncompensable under VA rating criteria due to its being within the range of normal hearing acuity. The current schedular rating criteria reasonably describe his level and symptomatology, and as the manifestations are wholly encompassed by the schedular criteria, the schedular criteria are not rendered impractical.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1311073
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