The Veteran's bilateral otitis externa has been rated at 10 percent since April 3, 2013. The Board finds that the symptoms of itching and discharge warrant this rating for the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of itching and drainage have been consistently treated with prescribed ear drops and are consistent across the entire appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral chronic otitis externa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1630695
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- Granted
The Veteran is service-connected for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic otitis externa. The Board finds that his combined disability rating of 60% renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral chronic otitis externa was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
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