Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence that the disability increased in severity within one year prior to July 18, 2022.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record showing that the Veteran's hearing loss worsened within the year preceding his claim for an increased rating on July 18, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010164
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