Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss was found to be noncompensable based on the audiometric test results and the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096540
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