Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for a headache disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show symptomatology that was not contemplated by the rating criteria for either condition, and the maximum schedular ratings had been reached.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Tinnitus, Headache disability (secondary to service-connected disabilities)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100561
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