The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right tympanic membrane is not well grounded. The residuals of a gunshot wound to the right inguinal area are manifested by a scar, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence showing a ruptured right tympanic membrane and the veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus do not support the claim. The residuals of the gunshot wound to the right inguinal area are manifested by a scar, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured right tympanic membrane, gunshot wound to the right inguinal area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0004605
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently have a ruptured right tympanic membrane and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability will be addressed in the remand portion of this decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 2, 2006 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is granted. The effective date is set at November 20, 1987, which is the day following his separation from active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA ophthalmology examination and addressing the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss, ruptured right tympanic membrane, and residuals of a right eye injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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