The Board has granted a rating of 10 percent for chronic suppurative otitis media with tinnitus and assigned a separate 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, effective as of June 10, 1999. The veteran's service-connected conditions are not considered to be due to exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War, or any other specific basis.
The deciding factor: The revised rating criteria for diseases of the ear and hearing impairment were applied as of their effective date, resulting in a separate 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus under Diagnostic Code 6260 (effective June 10, 1999). The veteran's service-connected conditions are not considered to be due to exposure to specific bases.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media with Tinnitus, Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0215757
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