The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral conductive hearing loss and otitis media with bilateral mastoiditis due to unclear findings regarding dizziness, which requires further examination. The RO is also instructed to obtain any relevant medical records from Dr. Arnaldo Perez Vega and VA treatment centers.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's complaints of dizziness may be related to his service-connected ear pathology but are not objectively supported by findings in the current record, necessitating further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral conductive hearing loss, otitis media with bilateral mastoiditis, status post operative left mastoidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005322
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence. The claims include service connection for cardiovascular disease, a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral otitis media, and an increased rating for bilateral conductive hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
- Granted
The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise on whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in service, given her exposure to barotrauma during service. Therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to June 12, 2000. The veteran was granted separate evaluations for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss associated with chronic suppurative otitis media.
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