The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and sensory loss of the left side of face have been denied. The Veteran is currently receiving a 10% evaluation for both conditions, with no higher ratings granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an increase in disability rating beyond the current 10% evaluations for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and sensory loss of the left side of face involving cranial nerves V and VII.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Sensory loss of the left side of face involving cranial nerve V, Sensory loss of the left side of face involving cranial nerve VII
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167201
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What this means for you
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