The Board is remanding the case to consider whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was vacated due to a Federal Circuit Court of Appeal's decision in Hodge v. West, 155 F.3d 1356 (Fed.Cir. 1998), and the case needs further consideration based on this ruling.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0020684
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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