Partly granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted a 70 percent rating effective April 23, 2018, and the disability rating for bilateral hearing loss in excess of 10 percent was denied. A TDIU was also granted effective April 23, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder met the criteria for a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, while his bilateral hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on audiometric test results.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021318
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