The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's right ear ulcer to his service, including any exposure to herbicides. As a result, the claim for service connection for a right ear ulcer, claimed as secondary to exposure to herbicide, is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a right ear ulcer and no medical evidence linking it to service or any incident therein, including exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear ulcer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0710658
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