Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss, to include on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the schedular criteria or an extraschedular basis due to the Veteran's subjective reports and audiometric test results.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014972
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