Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's test results did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and a remand was necessary to assess the functional impairment of headaches without medication.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss status post left tympanomastoidectomy and bilateral myringectomy, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090925
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