With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". also 38 C.F.R. § 3.400(o )(2) (same). Thus, we have held that an “effective date should not be assigned mechanically based on the date of a diagnosis. Rather, all of the facts should be examined to determine the date that [the veteran’s disability] first manifested.” DeLisio v. Shinseki, 25 Vet.App. 45, 58 (2011); Hazan v. Gober, 10 Vet.App. 511, 521 (1997) (noting that for increased ratings claims, section 5110(b)(2) requires VA to “review all the evidence of record” (emphasis in original)). Therefore, the effective date for an increased rating, indeed, as well as for an initial rating or for staged ratings, is predicated on when the increase in the level of hearing loss can be ascertained. See 38 U.S.C. § 5110; 38 C.F.R. § 3.400 (2014); Fenderson v. West, 12 Vet.App. 119, 126 (1999) (<HOLDING>); see also Gaston v. Shinseki, 605 F.3d 979,

A: recognizing as separate from pain and suffering
B: recognizing division of separate property to be contrary to statute and constitution
C: holding that congress envisioned two separate petitions filed to review two separate final orders
D: recognizing that separate ratings can be assigned for separate periods of time based on facts found
D.