The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development and consideration of whether an extra-schedular rating is warranted under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1).
The deciding factor: The appeal was not fully addressed by the Board in its previous decision, specifically regarding the issue of an extra-schedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- defective hearing in the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0110042
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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.
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: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and defective hearing of the left ear do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus denying his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for defective hearing in the right ear, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to service. The claim for an increased rating for left ear hearing loss remains pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for defective hearing in the left ear. The case is now being returned to determine if a compensable rating should be assigned for the right ear.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for earlier effective dates for service connection of defective hearing in the left ear and tinnitus was denied as there is no indication that a formal or informal claim was filed prior to April 26, 2004.
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