The Veteran's claims for service connection for ear disorder, nervous disorder, and neck disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing the presence of a current ear or nervous disorder that can be linked to the Veteran's military service. The Board found that any claimed ear fungus was not due to military service and concluded that the Veteran did not have a chronic bilateral ear disorder. For the nervous disorder, there were no diagnosed psychiatric conditions during service, and post-service records do not show a current condition related to his in-service stress.
- Claimed conditions
- Ear Disorder, Nervous Disorder, Neck Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1040222
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What this means for you
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