The veteran seeks service connection for Môniére's disease, which he claims is related to his active military service. He also argues that it is secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.
The deciding factor: The veteran needs an additional VA examination to determine if Môniére's disease is related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Môniére's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0533766
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Môniére's disease. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Môniére's disease is not related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, and there is no benefit of doubt in favor of the claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Môniére's disease, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is etiologically related to his in-service exposure to artillery fire. The issue of an increased rating for hearing loss is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating the service connection claims and TDIU rating.
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