The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a review by a VA examiner to determine if current right ear hearing loss is related to service. The claim for left ear hearing loss will be deferred until after this development.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right ear hearing loss may have been caused by an incident of active military service, but the Board needs more information from a VA examiner regarding whether it is related to any other incident of service or if it began during service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss right ear, hearing loss left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602427
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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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