The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and issuing SOC's for initial noncompensable ratings assigned in September 2004 for cholesteatoma and perforated tympanic membrane of the right ear, and in June 2006 for hearing loss of the right ear.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues related to obtaining necessary records and issuing appropriate documents to ensure compliance with VA's duty to notify and assist.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, left ear, cholesteatoma, right ear, perforated tympanic membrane, right ear, hearing loss, right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637707
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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.
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