The Board has granted service connection for cholesteatoma and remanded the issue of service connection for a sinus disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner indicated that the veteran clearly suffered hearing loss and acoustic trauma during his military service, which likely led to cholesteatoma formation. The examiner also noted that the veteran continued to struggle with these issues currently.
- Claimed conditions
- cholesteatoma, sinus disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0614298
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