The Board has restored a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected otitis media/externa, finding that there is improvement in his condition and no current active ear disease.
The deciding factor: Clinical findings have shown improvement in the severity of the veteran's ear disease, with no further clinical evidence of identifiable ear pathology or active ear disease.
- Claimed conditions
- otitis media/externa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0115064
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's disease, otitis media/externa, and impacted cerumen. The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether these disabilities began during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for otitis media/externa is being remanded due to the failure to substantially comply with previous instructions, specifically regarding notification of a scheduled examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for otitis media/externa is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for otitis media/externa and sinusitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from various sources.
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