The Board has granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for otitis media of the left ear with tympanoplasty and mastoiditis, effective from the date of the decision. The veteran's hearing loss in the left ear is rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 6100, and tinnitus is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 6260.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the service-connected otitis media with tympanoplasty and mastoiditis warranted a separate 10 percent evaluation for dizziness as a complication of the ear disease. The veteran's hearing loss was rated noncompensable, and tinnitus was rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 6260.
- Claimed conditions
- otitis media of the left ear with tympanoplasty and mastoiditis, hearing loss of the left ear, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0205944
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