Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 1, 1999, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and November 2, 2018, for a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss was not recognized as a disability until after her separation from service, but evidence submitted within one year allowed for an earlier effective date to be granted.
- 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 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097962
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