The Board denied service connection for an ear disability and remanded the issue of service connection for hemorrhoids.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the in-service acoustic trauma or in-service otitis media caused the current otalgia, nor was there a nexus between the in-service incurrence of ear pain (attributed to seasonal allergies) and the current otalgia. The Board also found no evidence supporting a direct link between the in-service rectal bleeding and hemorrhoids.
- Claimed conditions
- otalgia (ear pain), hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25007592
What this means for you
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