The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA audiology examination to determine if the veteran's hearing loss is related to military service.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the examiner's opinion was based on the premise that the veteran had no disability, which needs to be reconsidered with new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0640089
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, as well as remanded several other claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a back disability, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities. Hearing loss claims were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and a right shoulder disability, thus these claims are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to participate in a pre-decisional hearing.
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