The Board granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for painful residuals of perforation of the left tympanic membrane, finding that giving the benefit of doubt to the Veteran's claim, his service-connected condition included associated chronic pain requiring periodic but regular ongoing medication.
The deciding factor: The objective and probative medical evidence preponderates against a finding that the Veteran's service-connected perforation of the left tympanic membrane results in frequent periods of hospitalization or marked interference with employment, except for associated chronic pain which requires periodic but regular ongoing medication.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left tympanic membrane perforation, associated chronic pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1007544
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