The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for ear infection, ostitis externa, and fungal condition as secondary to his service-connected cholesteatoma. However, the claim for service connection for nausea is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current disabilities (ear infections, ostitis externa, and fungal conditions) were caused by the Veteran's service-connected cholesteatoma. Nausea was not considered a separate disability for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- ear infection, ostitis externa, fungal condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19123004
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