The Board denied service connection for a perforated left tympanic membrane and diplopia and dizziness, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service or his service-connected residuals of a head injury.,Service connection was also denied for bilateral hearing loss disability due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service, including his service-connected residuals of a head injury. The perforated tympanic membrane was not related to any in-service ear infection or trauma, and diplopia and dizziness were not linked to his head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Perforated Left Tympanic Membrane"}, {"condition_name":"Diplopia (Double Vision)"}, {"condition_name":"Dizziness"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605029
What this means for you
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