Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss based on the results of an April 2023 VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss was no worse than Level VI impairment in the right ear and Level I impairment in the left ear, which did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020766
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