Denied
The Board found that the July 2021 rating decision was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in applying the correct regulatory provisions, leading to a reduction of the evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from 70 percent to 40 percent effective from May 7, 2021 to August 22, 2022, and 50 percent from August 22, 2022.
The deciding factor: The error in the July 2021 rating decision was undebatable and manifestly changed the outcome of the decision by incorrectly applying Table VI instead of Table VIA for the left ear's evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085670
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