The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for service-connected otitis media/externa, effective December 27, 2002. The veteran's hearing loss disability claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows current symptoms of itching and flaking skin in the ear canal, which are more consistent with a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6210 for otitis externa than other applicable codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss disability, Otitis media/externa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0523521
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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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- Denied
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