Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of greater than Level I hearing loss in either ear during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The results of the April 2019 and October 2024 examinations equate to the assignment of Level I hearing loss bilaterally upon application of Table VI, which corresponds to a noncompensable rating when applied to Table VII.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097162
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