The Veteran's left ear surgery for a perforated tympanic membrane resulted in a temporary total evaluation (TTE) from January 27, 2017 to March 31, 2017 due to the need for work-prohibiting medications.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was prohibited from driving and operating heavy machinery while on pain medication prescribed at discharge, which continued through March 12, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- left tympanic membrane perforation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23019811
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for left tympanic membrane perforation and an initial compensable rating for right tympanic membrane perforation. The claim for otitis media is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left tympanic membrane perforation is a result of his active service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's left ear tympanic membrane perforation was caused by a VA procedure performed without informed consent, meeting the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage requirements for award of a schedular TDIU, but the weight of the competent, probative evidence indicates that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.
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