The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and painful left wrist scars were denied as the evidence did not support higher disability ratings under VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected conditions met or approximated the criteria for a higher disability rating based on his audiometric test results and physical examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- sensorineural bilateral hearing loss, left wrist scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066680
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Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, including cervical spine degenerative arthritis, right thumb disability, left wrist scars, and right thumb scar.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sensorineural bilateral hearing loss to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions, as the January 2025 VA medical opinion did not address all required elements.
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