The Veteran's claim of service connection for ear infection and vertigo or syncopal episodes is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ear Infection, Vertigo or Syncopal Episodes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1227287
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right elbow, and left ankle disabilities due to lack of examination. The claim for ear infection disability remains denied as new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on October 5, 2013 are approved. The Board found that the services provided were not authorized in advance by VA and that there was no feasible availability of VA facilities at the time.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an ear infection or cardiac disorder during service, and the Veteran does not have current disabilities related to these conditions. The VA examiner concluded that any present heart murmur and sinus tachycardia are at least as likely as not proximately related to in-service sinus tachycardia.
- Denied
The VA determined that there is no current diagnosis of residuals from an ear infection, and thus cannot grant service connection for this condition.
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