The Veteran's lichen planus is found to be related to service, while his right ear tympanic membrane perforation with tympanoplasty does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's lichen planus may have developed during service. The right ear tympanic membrane perforation is currently stable and without additional symptoms, thus not meeting the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Lichen Planus, Right Ear Tympanic Membrane Perforation with Tympanoplasty
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1450706
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