Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than August 25, 2024, for the assignment of a 50 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence prior to August 25, 2024 did not demonstrate auditory thresholds or speech discrimination scores that met the schedular criteria for a 50 percent evaluation under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109250
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