Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss from February 8, 2022 to March 5, 2024, but denied a compensable rating prior to that date and in excess of 40 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his testimony regarding worsening hearing since the July 2018 examination, resulting in an increased rating effective February 8, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Pseudofolliculitis (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015110
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