Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was granted, and a 10 percent rating was assigned effective April 20, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss met the criteria for a 10 percent rating based on the Maryland CNC speech discrimination test results.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010728
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