Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral chronic suppurative otitis media and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss with bilateral middle ear effusion and bilateral eustachian tube dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes, and there was no evidence of dizziness or vertigo to support a separate rating under Diagnostic Code 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral chronic suppurative otitis media, Bilateral hearing loss with bilateral middle ear effusion and bilateral eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098299
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