The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ear ruptured tympanic membrane, to include right ear hearing loss and vertigo, but denied service connection for other conditions including right index finger pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, diabetes mellitus type II, and skin disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's residuals of a ruptured right ear tympanic membrane were related to service. However, there was no credible evidence supporting his claims for other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ear ruptured tympanic membrane, to include right ear hearing loss and vertigo, right index finger pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis disability with recurrent nosebleeds, allergic rhinitis disability, diabetes mellitus type II, skin disability, to include erythema edematous
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040896
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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