The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for ear and neck disabilities, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a direct link between the veteran's current ear or neck problems and events during his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ear Disability, Neck Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0330975
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What this means for you
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