The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable prior to April 23, 2018. Effective from April 23, 2018, the Veteran is entitled to a 10% rating for his bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA audiometric examinations conducted after April 23, 2018 showed that the Veteran's puretone threshold averages were within the range of 45-46 dB in both ears, which corresponded to a numeric designation of IV. The speech recognition scores were also above 60%, resulting in a rating of 10% under Table VII of VA Rating Schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132779
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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