The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for post-operative mastoiditis or defective hearing. The claims for service connection for basal cell carcinoma, thyroid disability, and ear drum disability have been denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not reveal suppuration or aural polyps in the right ear, and the veteran's private medical records do not indicate such. The defective hearing was evaluated separately under Diagnostic Code 6200, but the preponderance of the evidence does not support a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative mastoiditis, Defective hearing (specifically, Level V in right ear and Level I in left ear), Basal cell carcinoma of the skin, Thyroid disability (diagnosed as a nodule), Ear drum disability (claimed as 'lost ear drum')
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0740061
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