The Board has denied service connection for a hearing loss disability in the past. The veteran is seeking to reopen this claim and also seeks service connection for other conditions, including back injury, stomach disorder, facial lacerations, and bilateral arm disorders. The case must be returned to the RO for consideration under Hodge v. West (1998) standard.
The deciding factor: The Board has not considered the new and material evidence standard as required by Hodge v. West (1998).
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss disability, chronic residuals of a back injury, stomach disorder, facial lacerations, chronic residuals of a bilateral arm disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0107618
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss disability, neck strain, and tinea pedis. The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was also denied. The claims for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss disability but denied it for Crohn's disease, both on a direct basis.
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