Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a 50 percent rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The May, August, and September 2022 audiograms reflect an exceptional pattern of hearing loss in both ears, which corresponds to a numeric designation of VIII for each ear based on Table VIA, resulting in a 50 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009769
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