The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a perforated eardrum, as the evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last final denial is cumulative or redundant of previous evidence and does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a perforated eardrum.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated eardrum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0920389
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for left knee degenerative joint disease, right leg fracture residuals, and perforated eardrum were granted. Service connection was established on the basis of direct evidence.
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