The Board has granted service connection for residuals of perforated eardrums, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his military service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.
The deciding factor: Service medical records show the veteran had perforations of his eardrums during service, and post-service examination reports confirm ongoing issues with the eardrums. The Board found that these residuals are directly related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of perforated eardrums
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0210560
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What this means for you
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