Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for increased ratings of 60 percent for bilateral hearing loss and 10 percent for left lateral malleolus fracture, finding no factual basis to award an earlier effective date than January 4, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that there was no medical evidence of a worsening of symptoms within the one-year period prior to the filing of the claim on January 4, 2024, and thus no factual basis for an earlier effective date.
- 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 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090465
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