The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral otitis externa warrants a rating of 10 percent, which is the maximum available under the applicable diagnostic code. The evidence does not support an increase in this rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current disability rating for bilateral otitis externa (10%) is at the highest level allowed by the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (Rating Schedule). There is no additional evidence to warrant a higher rating under any other diagnostic code or service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral otitis externa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0623364
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- Remanded (sent back)
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