The Veteran's left-ear hearing acuity is not shown to meet the schedular criteria for a compensable rating, and her claim for a higher rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination results did not show an exceptional pattern of hearing loss nor did the examiner indicate that the use of speech discrimination test was not appropriate. The Veteran's left-ear hearing acuity does not meet the schedular criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left-ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1452601
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- Granted
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