Denied
The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, which is currently rated as noncompensable. The veteran's hearing acuity was found to be no worse than Level I in both ears.
The deciding factor: The criteria for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss have not been met based on the results of audiometric testing.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000743
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