Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 70 percent for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The increased severity to 70 percent was not factually ascertainable until the VA examination conducted on December 5, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107654
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