Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, effective November 15, 2024.
The deciding factor: Based on the February 2025 VA examination findings, which showed Level IV hearing loss in the right ear and Level V hearing loss in the left ear, a 10 percent rating was warranted under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096231
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