The Board denied service connection for left tympanic membrane perforation with intermittent hearing loss, polymyalgia rheumatica, and multiple skin cancers. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing a nexus between the claimed disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left tympanic membrane perforation, polymyalgia rheumatica, multiple skin cancers
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1003798
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- Denied
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