The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral ear disability claimed as perforation of the tympanic membranes and chronic ear infection and otitis media. The Veteran's claim is now pending for further review.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, namely whether the current ear disorder originated during or is otherwise etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- perforation of the tympanic membranes, chronic ear infection and otitis media
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1645427
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