The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of right mastoidectomy and chronic otitis media, finding that new and material evidence was not received. The rating for his right inguinal hernia repair is remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for residuals of right mastoidectomy and chronic otitis media.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right mastoidectomy, chronic otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23041717
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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