The Board denied the claim for rating bilateral hearing loss in excess of 20 percent, to include on an extra-schedular basis, during the period from July 13, 2010, to December 15, 2012, as the evidence did not support a finding of objective audiometric data warranting a higher rating or any signs, symptoms, and manifestations attributable to the Veteran's hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no medical evidence explaining a pathophysiological mechanism by which the Veteran's dizziness may be causally related to or aggravated by his hearing loss, and thus separately rating his dizziness unrelated to his hearing loss on review in this appeal is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24032558
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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