Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral ear disability as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate dizziness or occasional staggering necessary for a higher rating, and the Veteran is already service-connected for tinnitus at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- nasopharyngoscopy with bilateral eustachian tube dilation with chronic dysfunction of both eustachian tubes and myringotomy tube
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099867
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