Granted
The Veteran's rating for bilateral hearing loss was improperly reduced and has been restored to 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA did not properly follow regulations pertaining to reductions of disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001313
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