The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral ear fungus in March 2009. The current decision finds that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence is not considered new and material as it does not provide a current diagnosis of or treatment for the claimed condition, which was previously found lacking at the time of the March 2009 denial.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ear fungus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1554035
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The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right inguinal hernia and bilateral ear fungus as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not establish a link between his military service and his disabilities.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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