The Veteran's appeal was denied as his TDIU claim and bilateral hearing loss rating were both denied. The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 100% combined disability rating due to service-connected coronary artery disease, but the Board found that he did not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on any single service-connected condition other than his coronary artery disease. His bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because there is no evidence to suggest he is unemployable due to a single service-connected disability other than his coronary artery disease, which has a 100% schedular evaluation. The bilateral hearing loss rating was also denied as the functional impact of the hearing loss was not found to be more severe than what is contemplated by the current noncompensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, cervical spine arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis and sciatic radiculopathy (left lower extremity), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, right lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22066665
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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