The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right ear injury, to include recurrent infections, is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences residuals of a right ear injury, to include recurrent infections, which was caused and aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ear injury, recurrent infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22048251
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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