The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for hearing loss, and SMC.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating before the specified dates due to the lack of a factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the claim, and the audiometric evaluations did not show worse hearing loss than documented by the specified examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011892
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