Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed because it was based on a ministerial decision. The appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied because the maximum schedular evaluation has already been assigned.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the November 2024 rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the July 2023 Board decision, and thus not appealable. The Veteran's tinnitus symptoms are adequately contemplated by the current rating schedule, so an extraschedular rating is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002580
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