The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral otitis media, finding that the evidence did not warrant a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected bilateral otitis media was rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 6200 (chronic suppurative otitis media), and no higher rating is available based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0211688
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