The Board has determined that the appellant's right ear disorder clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and did not undergo any increase in disability during his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant's post-operative residuals of cholesteatoma of the right ear were not incurred or aggravated by active service due to its pre-existing nature and lack of increase in severity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- cholesteatoma of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0114130
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