The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ear condition and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits, as there was no evidence of current disability or active military service during a period of war.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the appellant had a current right ear condition due to an in-service event, nor did he have the requisite active military service during a recognized period of war for eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088754
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Decisions by this judge: 964 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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