The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hearing loss and right shoulder infection was reopened, but the evidence does not establish that VA medical services were the proximate cause of any additional disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggests a possible connection between antibiotic treatment and hearing loss and tinnitus, but it is unclear if this is related to the November 1998 surgery or another event. The Veteran's consent form for the surgery was not found.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right shoulder infection, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1026358
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