The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his bilateral defective hearing is remanded due to the need for a contemporaneous examination. His claim for tinnitus, which he testified about during his hearing, is not currently before the Board.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested another audiometric examination due to an asserted worsening of his hearing loss since the last examination conducted more than three years ago.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective hearing, ringing in ears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0804412
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus, as new and relevant evidence was received.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with insomnia and cannabis abuse, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding sleep apnea, anxiety condition, ringing in ears, and right ankle condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection on five conditions (PTSD, removal of lesion, right carpal tunnel syndrome, right foot condition, and ringing in ears) is dismissed due to the appellant's concurrent election of a review option.
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