The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an injured ear drum and a fractured nose, but denied both claims as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease.,Service connection was not established because there is no medical evidence linking current ear drum or nose conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not establish an in-service event, injury, or illness that caused a current disability
- Claimed conditions
- injured ear drum, fractured nose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1635923
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