The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a balance condition as secondary to otitis media, left ear and for a compensable disability evaluation under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.324.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support granting a compensable rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities due to the veteran's tinnitus rating.
- Claimed conditions
- balance condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0501712
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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