The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for laryngeal cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's hearing loss, as it was determined that his hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations. The Board found it necessary to remand the claim for service connection for laryngeal cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Laryngeal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026072
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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