Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss effective February 9, 2025, but denied a compensable initial rating before that date.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 private audiogram showed an exceptional pattern of hearing impairment as defined in 38 C.F.R. § 4.86 (a), warranting a 20 percent rating effective from that date, while the evidence did not support a compensable rating before then.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098759
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