The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for fungal otitis externa, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not indicate a relationship between the Veteran’s current symptoms and his service, despite his assertions and statements from his wife.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal otitis externa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18125032
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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