Partly granted
The veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for TDIU were denied or remanded. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the criteria for increased ratings were not met based on the evidence of the Veteran's hearing acuity levels.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25001163
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