Case 22020916: Hearing Loss
DecisionVeterans-appeals decision document (court public records) · April 7, 2022 · Unknown
Conditions Claimed
Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.
Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.
2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
| Rating | Monthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA) |
|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
| 30% | $552.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 |
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Issues on Appeal
Hearing LossTinnitusHip
Why It Was Decided This Way
18-37 783 DATE: April 7, 2022 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim for service connection for tinnitus is reopened.
New and material evidence having been received, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened.
New and Material Evidence As set forth above, the Veteran was previously respectively denied entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus in September 1999 and April 2010 rating decisions.
As a result, the Veteran is required to submit new and material evidence in order to reopen each claim.
Despite the finality of a prior adverse decision, a claim will be reopened and the former disposition reviewed if new and material evidence is presented or secured with respect to the claim which has been disallowed.
To reopen a previously and finally disallowed claim, new and material evidence must be submitted by the claimant or secured by VA with respect to that claim since the last final denial, regardless of the basis for that denial.
The credibility of the evidence is presumed in this evaluation.
Presuming the credibility of the evidence in this case, it is new and material because, when considered with the evidence previously of record, it raises the possibility of containing information supportive of the Veteran having a current hearing loss condition and/or tinnitus that was incurred during or is otherwise related to active duty.
Authorities Cited
Regulations Cited (38 CFR / 38 USC)
Denial Type
Credibility|No Nexus|Not New Material
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