The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable due to the absence of any impairment that warrants a higher rating under VA's schedular criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pure tone thresholds and speech recognition scores do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating based on the applicable VA rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Perforation of tympanic membrane, Conductive hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1534281
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for conductive hearing loss. The Board also found that the Veteran's current hearing loss was not related to his active military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's perforated tympanic membrane and resultant conductive hearing loss in the left ear are found to be not reasonably foreseeable outcomes of VA medical treatment, warranting compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for perforation of the tympanic membrane as there is no current medical evidence of a perforation.
- Denied
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