Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of a VA audiological examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable disability rating as his hearing impairment was assigned a Level I designation, which corresponds to a noncompensable disability rating under Table VII.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093997
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