Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss but granted an effective date of November 20, 2017, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to the effective date of November 20, 2017.
- 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
- A25096727
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