The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for Eustachian tube dysfunction, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 6200.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed no findings of chronic suppurative otitis media or cholesteatoma with suppuration or aural polyps. The veteran's left ear had fluid behind the tympanic membrane, but this was not considered chronic suppurative otitis media as there were no findings of suppuration in other evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0629157
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What this means for you
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