Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The December 2020 VA audiological examination and the results of the Maryland CNC speech discrimination test indicated that the Veteran's hearing loss was no worse than Level II in both ears, which equates to a noncompensable rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008949
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