The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability is not shown to be productive of worse than Level I hearing acuity in the right ear or Level II hearing acuity on the left.,For the period prior to October 25, 2013, the service-connected DDD of the cervical spine was shown to have a combined range of motion of the cervical spine not greater than 170 degrees at its most limited.
The deciding factor: The audiometric test results from October 2013 did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6100 due to the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Cervical Spine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1448725
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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Veteran's hearing loss was rated at 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his hearing loss did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations and medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and his active service. The Board noted that while he had complaints of earaches in service, these did not indicate a current disability.
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