The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing and chronic tinnitus must be denied due to lack of evidence showing current disability. The case is being remanded for additional examinations and development of records, including for increased evaluations of his service-connected anxiety disorder, left knee disorder, and residuals of brain concussion (including headaches).
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for bilateral defective hearing and chronic tinnitus are denied as there is no evidence showing current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral defective hearing"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Anxiety disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee disorder with narrowing of the medial compartment joint space"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of brain concussion, including headaches"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0626324
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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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