The Veteran's right ear sensorineural hearing loss does not exceed a puretone threshold average of 40 decibels or fall below a Maryland CNC speech discrimination score of 96 percent, and thus warrants a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: Objective audiometric test results did not warrant a compensable disability rating due to the Veteran's hearing loss being within the range for a noncompensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1327827
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