The Veteran's sensorineural bilateral hearing loss has not met the criteria for a compensable rating based on the audiometric test results provided. The VA examinations did not indicate an exceptional pattern of hearing loss or any other factors warranting an extraschedular evaluation.
The deciding factor: The audiometric test results from both VA examinations during the appeal period correspond to noncompensable evaluations, and do not reflect an exceptional pattern of hearing loss as contemplated by 38 C.F.R. § 4.86(a) or (b).
- Claimed conditions
- sensorineural bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1601322
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