The Board has determined that the veteran's perforated left tympanic membrane, or residuals thereof, is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a nexus between the veteran's perforated left tympanic membrane and his military service. The VA examiner opined that the condition was more likely due to post-service occupational noise exposure rather than in-service acoustic trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated left tympanic membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607117
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claims for a higher rating for perforated left tympanic membrane and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) were denied. The claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeals for a compensable rating for perforated left tympanic membrane, service connection for a right ear drum disability, and service connection for a disability of the right nasal cavity, manifested by bleeding, have been dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to December 6, 2019. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due solely to his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational experience since December 6, 2019. The Board found that the evidence showed significant functional impairment due to vertigo and headache disabilities which likely precluded him from obtaining or maintaining such employment.
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