The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of a concussion or other head injury, an ear disability (including otitis media and eustachian tube dysfunction), and an eye disability. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.,An eye disability was found to be related to in-service trauma.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion supported the reopening of the claims based on new evidence, including a March 2010 VA examination that linked the Veteran's current eye disability to service. The Board also noted other head and face injuries during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disability, Ear disability, Head injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1317348
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