The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current right ear disability or head and neck injury related to service, thus denying the Veteran's claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability related to service for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear otitis media sclerosing mastoiditis, head and neck injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1045317
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical records and examination. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for a head and neck injury in September 1989. The veteran submitted new evidence, but it was not considered material to reopen the claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of an inservice head and neck injury. The claims for service connection for residuals of an inservice back injury and depression as secondary to an inservice neck and back injury with headaches are being remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for a head and neck injury, and diverticulitis has been dismissed without prejudice.
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