The Board has determined that the veteran's current acoustic neuroma was incurred as a result of his active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: Dr. Schmitz provided an opinion indicating that the veteran's acoustic neuroma had its onset during service, supported by the size of the tumor at the time it was discovered in 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- Acoustic Neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0033449
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's peripheral vestibular condition and its relationship to his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The case is also being remanded for the acquisition of updated VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for acoustic neuroma and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions, potential outstanding VA treatment records, and inextricably intertwined issues.
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