The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation (10%) and no higher, as it does not present an exceptional disability picture for extraschedular consideration.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated at Level I, which is noncompensable. The Veteran contends that a compensable rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular evaluation (10%) and no higher due to its exceptional nature not warranting extraschedular consideration.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated at Level I, which is noncompensable. The Veteran contends that a compensable rating is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Tinnitus, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Left Eye Retinal Holes with Visual Field Defect and Dry Eye Syndrome, Right Ankle Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprain with Avulsion Lateral Malleolus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24076104
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on in-service noise exposure or other theories.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability was not incurred in service and is less likely than not caused by noise exposure during his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus disabilities, finding that these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted with a 10% disability rating effective October 30, 2020. The Board found that the earliest date of application for this claim is November 25, 2019.
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