The Board finds that the veteran does not have additional unforeseen residual disability to the teeth, ears, and sinuses as a result of VA surgery in January 1975.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows no causal connection between the VA surgery performed in January 1975 and any current disabilities claimed by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- teeth, ears, sinuses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605860
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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