The Board has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claim of secondary service connection for fluid build-up in his right ear, nose and eye as being related to his service-connected traumatic radiculopathy of the right mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve.
The deciding factor: The July 2009 VA examination report concluded that the Veteran's current ear and sinus condition were less likely than not caused by or a result of his service-connected trigeminal nerve damage, due to the lack of evidence involving involvement of the maxillary portion of the fifth cranial nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Fluid build-up in the right ear, Serous otitis media in the right ear, Chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1001363
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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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