The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the service connection claim for bilateral perforated eardrums, but denied the claim as there is no current objective evidence of a disability.
The deciding factor: There is no current objective evidence of a disability of the eardrums.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral perforated eardrums
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0833072
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is not presumed due to herbicide exposure, but the claim for service connection remains remanded. The bilateral perforated eardrums and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy claims are also remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for an examination to determine if he currently has ear disabilities, whether any such disabilities are related to service, and to assign appropriate disability ratings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise on whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in service, given her exposure to barotrauma during service. Therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's service-connected disabilities are being reviewed to determine if they contributed to his death. The DIC claim is also under review.
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