Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss had worsened since the April 2023 VA examination, nor was there evidence of his being unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25003680
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