The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board has remanded this issue for further development.,Tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s current ratings do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss disability and a higher rating for tinnitus is precluded by the maximum schedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left hand, Arthritis of the right hand, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction, Hypertension, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105405
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed his appeals regarding increased ratings for tinnitus and a right hand disability due to lack of timely filing of Notice of Disagreement.
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