Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher initial rating for tinnitus, but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status effective May 16, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected conditions due to their current severity and the application of the relevant rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25001939
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