The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected otitis media and defective hearing of the left ear. The claim for service connection for defective hearing of the right ear was also denied due to a lack of communication on the issue after the RO's October 1996 decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for increased ratings under the applicable rating criteria and that his claims were barred from further appeal as he had already received a compensable evaluation for defective hearing of the right ear in October 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Otitis media of the left ear, Defective hearing of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0307752
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What this means for you
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