Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than September 13, 2022, for a 60 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: There was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to September 13, 2022, as the evidence only showed issues with his hearing aids and not an increase in severity of the hearing loss itself.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021379
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