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Rule 715. Loss of hearing recordings or transcripts—request for new hearing.

§ 20.715. Rule 715. Loss of hearing recordings or transcripts—request for new hearing. (a) Notification. (1) The Board must notify the appellant and his or her representative in writing in the event the Board discovers that a Board hearing has not been recorded in whole or in part due to…

Schedule of ratings—ear.

| | Rating | | --- | --- | | 6200 Chronic suppurative otitis media, mastoiditis, or cholesteatoma (or any combination): | | | During suppuration, or with aural polyps | 10 | | Note: Evaluate hearing impairment, and complications such as labyrinthitis, tinnitus, facial nerve paralysis, or bone loss…

Special monthly compensation ratings.

(i) Anatomical loss of both arms so near the shoulder as to prevent use of a prosthetic appliance; (ii) Conditions entitling to two or more of the rates (no condition being considered twice) provided in 38 U.S.C. 1114(l) through (n); (iii) Bilateral deafness rated at 60 percent or more disabling…

Rule 713. Recording of hearing by appellant or representative.

§ 20.713. Rule 713. Recording of hearing by appellant or representative. An appellant or representative may record the hearing with his or her own equipment. Filming, videotaping or televising the hearing may only be authorized when prior written consent is obtained from all appellants and…

Rule 706. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing.

§ 20.706. Rule 706. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing. Hearings will be conducted by a Member or panel of Members of the Board. Where a proceeding has been assigned to a panel, the Chairman, or the Chairman's designee, shall designate one of the Members as the presiding…

Special consideration for paired organs and extremities.

(2) With respect to the disability combinations specified in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section, the provisions of this paragraph apply only to awards of increased compensation made on or after October 28, 1986. (c) Social security and workers' compensation. Benefits…

Disability due to impaired hearing.

§ 3.385. Disability due to impaired hearing. For the purposes of applying the laws administered by VA, impaired hearing will be considered to be a disability when the auditory threshold in any of the frequencies 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 Hertz is 40 decibels or greater; or when the auditory…

Functional loss.

§ 4.40. Functional loss. Disability of the musculoskeletal system is primarily the inability, due to damage or infection in parts of the system, to perform the normal working movements of the body with normal excursion, strength, speed, coordination and endurance. It is essential that the…

Rule 712. Record of hearing.

§ 20.712. Rule 712. Record of hearing. (a) General. All Board hearings will be recorded. The Board will prepare a written transcript for each Board hearing conducted. The transcript will be the official record of the hearing and will be incorporated as a part of the record on appeal. The Board…

Rule 714. Correction of hearing transcripts.

§ 20.714. Rule 714. Correction of hearing transcripts. If an appellant wishes to seek correction of perceived errors in a hearing transcript, the appellant or his or her representative should move for correction of the hearing transcript within 30 days after the date that the transcript is mailed…

Rule 1003. Hearings on reconsideration.

§ 20.1003. Rule 1003. Hearings on reconsideration. After a motion for reconsideration has been allowed, a hearing will be granted if the issue under reconsideration was considered on a docket for cases that may include a hearing, and an appellant requests a hearing before the Board. The hearing…

Evaluation of hearing impairment.

(f) If impaired hearing is service-connected in only one ear, in order to determine the percentage evaluation from Table VII, the non-service-connected ear will be assigned a Roman Numeral designation for hearing impairment of I, subject to the provisions of § 3.383 of this chapter. (g) When…

Procedural due process and other rights.

(2) The purpose of a hearing is to permit the claimant to introduce into the record, in person, any available evidence which he or she considers relevant and any arguments or contentions with respect to the facts and applicable law which he or she may consider pertinent. All testimony will be under…

Rule 700. General.

§ 20.700. Rule 700. General. (a) Right to a hearing. A hearing on appeal will be granted if an appellant, or an appellant's representative acting on his or her behalf, expresses a desire to testify before the Board. An appellant is limited to one Board hearing following the filing of a Notice of…

Rule 704. Scheduling and notice of hearings conducted by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

(b) Notification of hearing. When a hearing is scheduled, the person requesting it will be notified of its time and place, and of the fact that the Government may not assume any expense incurred by the appellant, the representative or witnesses attending the hearing. (c) Requests for changes in…

Rule 711. Hearings in simultaneously contested claims.

§ 20.711. Rule 711. Hearings in simultaneously contested claims. (a) General. If a hearing is scheduled for any party to a simultaneously contested claim, the other contesting claimants and their representatives, if any, will be notified and afforded an opportunity to be present. The appellant…

Exceptional patterns of hearing impairment.

§ 4.86. Exceptional patterns of hearing impairment. (a) When the puretone threshold at each of the four specified frequencies (1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hertz) is 55 decibels or more, the rating specialist will determine the Roman numeral designation for hearing impairment from either Table VI…

Rule 702. Methods by which hearings are conducted.

§ 20.702. Rule 702. Methods by which hearings are conducted. A hearing on appeal before the Board may be held by one of the following methods: (a) In person at the Board's principal location in Washington, DC, or (b) By electronic hearing, through picture and voice transmission, with the…

Loss of use of hand or foot.

§ 4.63. Loss of use of hand or foot. Loss of use of a hand or a foot, for the purpose of special monthly compensation, will be held to exist when no effective function remains other than that which would be equally well served by an amputation stump at the site of election below elbow or knee…

Rule 604. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing in a legacy appeal.

§ 20.604. Rule 604. Designation of Member or Members to conduct the hearing in a legacy appeal. The Member or panel to whom a proceeding is assigned under Rule 106 (§ 20.106) shall conduct any hearing before the Board in connection with that proceeding. Where a proceeding has been assigned to a…