The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hearing loss was denied as the evidence did not show his hearing acuity to be higher than Level V in either ear.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) was also denied because the evidence did not meet the criteria for such a rating.
The deciding factor: The VA audiometric evaluations did not use the Maryland CNC test to determine speech recognition ability, making the results from these examinations inadmissible.,The Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2023
- Citation
- A23028553
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU and SMC for housebound status are granted based on service-connected PTSD from October 12, 2023, and CAD from October 1, 2022. The appeals were granted due to the severity of these conditions preventing the Veteran from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its current severity and for the consideration of any outstanding private medical records.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU rating based on depressive disorder is granted from October 17, 2018 to March 26, 2019. SMC at the housebound rate is also granted prior to March 26, 2019.
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