The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eustachian tube dysfunction disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide a current diagnosis of eustachian tube dysfunction, and the evidence was inconsistent with the VA examiners' findings.
- Claimed conditions
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187608
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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