The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that there was no current disability of otitis externa, endometriosis with hysterectomy, or residuals of a fracture of the left malleolus during the appeal period. For anemia, the rating assigned is 10 percent before April 24, 2008, and higher than 10 percent from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were not substantiated by current evidence or medical opinion linking her conditions to service or any other relevant factor.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent otitis externa, Endometriosis with hysterectomy, Residuals of a fracture of the left malleolus, Acne vulgaris, Anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1450864
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