Denied
The Board denied a staged rating higher than 70 percent for bilateral hearing loss from September 4, 2024 to November 19, 2024, and a rating higher than 50 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The mechanical application of the diagnostic criteria did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107587
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