Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the mechanical application of the rating schedule.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss was determined to warrant a numeric designation of I in the right ear and II in the left ear, which corresponds to a noncompensable rating under the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002043
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