Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss based on the results of a VA audiological examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher initial disability rating as the Veteran's hearing acuity was no worse than Level I in the right ear and Level II in the left ear, which equates to a noncompensable rating under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011508
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