Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for hearing loss and an earlier effective date for service connection. The decision was based on the evidence showing that the veteran's hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hearing acuity was no worse than Level I in both ears, which does not qualify for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003697
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