Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, a 20 percent rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board granted the higher ratings based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms, while denying the hearing loss claim due to insufficient evidence of more severe impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy, Left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy, Hypertension (HTN), Migraines
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096314
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