The veteran is seeking increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, right leg neuritis, and bilateral hearing loss. The RO has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the lumbar spine and a noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 28, 2004. The veteran's claim is remanded due to the need for additional development of his Social Security Administration records.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain and review all relevant medical records from the SSA to determine if they support or contradict the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, right leg neuritis, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0700987
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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's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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