The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 14, 2022, for the increased rating for right ear hearing loss but denied a higher rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a factually ascertainable increase in right-ear hearing loss on January 14, 2022, and the current 10 percent rating was appropriate based on the audiometric test results.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052270
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.
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