The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish a current disability of bilateral ear pain for which service connection can be granted.
The deciding factor: There is no definitive, probative diagnosis of a bilateral ear disability manifesting as pain during the course of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ear pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1211993
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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: Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral ear pain and hemorrhoids, but has remanded the issue of right foot heel spur. The Veteran is entitled to a new examination to determine if his reported symptoms are productive of functional impairment and whether they are related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disorder manifested by bilateral ear pain, dizziness, and a headache disorder, all secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and service or any other basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral ear pain and its relationship to service. The Veteran will need a VA medical opinion to clarify these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral ear pain due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether his current diagnosed bilateral ear disability is related to service, and if so, whether it is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
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