The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss in his right ear and bronchoalveolar carcinoma may be related to exposure during Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) in 1967, but needs further verification of this period. The claims are being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The Board requires verification of the veteran's ACDUTRA period in 1967 and further medical evaluation to determine if service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss of the Right Ear, Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0712431
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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 found that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss did not have its clinical onset in service and is not otherwise related to active duty.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for hearing loss of the right ear was denied as his current level of hearing acuity does not warrant a compensable evaluation. The issues of service connection and increased ratings for other conditions remain unresolved.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of death, DIC benefits, and accrued benefits due to a lack of evidence showing that the service member's conditions substantially or materially contributed to his death.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear has been reopened and is granted. The Veteran also received increased ratings for his left shoulder, cervical spine, and lumbar spine disabilities.
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