The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss was granted effective December 3, 2012. The decision is based on the date of receipt of the claim rather than an earlier date due to lack of intent to file a claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appropriate effective date for the grant of a 40 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss was December 3, 2012, as the Veteran filed his claim on March 8, 2013, and had previously been notified of the July 8, 2009 service connection decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20002798
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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