The Veteran's bilateral chronic otitis media with perforated and scarred eardrums is found to have been incurred during active duty service.
The deciding factor: The condition was first manifested during service, and there is no evidence of pre-service occurrence or aggravation by service. The continuity of the condition from service to the present time is established through competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral chronic otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1439729
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 24, 2022, for the grant of service connection for various conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral chronic otitis media and bilateral hearing loss due to the condition. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions began during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral chronic otitis media is denied. The issue of service connection for a chronic lung disability, to include bronchitis, due to service-connected bilateral otitis media, is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral chronic otitis media, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of current diagnosis of these conditions during the pendency of his claim. The appeal is dismissed.
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