The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ear disability. The Veteran is now entitled to service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted, which allowed the reopening of the claim. The evidence established that the Veteran had chronic bilateral ear disability in service and that it did not undergo a permanent increase in severity as a result of his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ear disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000191
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What this means for you
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