The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's otitis externa, which is currently in remission. The condition requires frequent and prolonged treatment with symptoms including itching, flaking, scaling, redness of both ears, and white flaky substance.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the veteran had chronic otitis externa requiring frequent and prolonged treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- otitis externa, hearing loss, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0332788
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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