The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have residuals of an ear infection or a ruptured ear drum, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a chronic ear infection or a perforated ear drum, and the Veteran's allegations are not competent to establish such conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an ear infection, ruptured ear drum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0941258
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claim for service connection for a ruptured ear drum is denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition. The claim for hearing loss is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to service connection for a ruptured ear drum and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right ankle disorder due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of an ear infection are related to his active duty service, and thus grants the claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various hearing and shoulder conditions were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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