The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty of the left ear was denied, while service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hearing loss in his left ear did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, but he had continuous tinnitus since service that has persisted to the present day.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty of the left ear, Bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0815125
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