The Veteran's service-connected perforated right ear drum has been assigned the maximum schedular rating authorized, and therefore a compensable disability rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's perforated tympanic membrane was not found to meet or approximate any other diagnostic codes for diseases of the ear that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated right tympanic membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19107154
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,446 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals for vacatur of decisions denying increased ratings and effective dates, except for tinnitus where a higher rating is not available as a matter of law.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo and his service-connected conditions, specifically the perforated right tympanic membrane and tinnitus.
- Granted
The Board has granted an extraschedular rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's perforated right tympanic membrane, resulting in a combined rating of 40 percent. The disability causes marked interference with employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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