The Board found that the April 5, 2004 rating decision denying service connection for residuals of a fractured nose was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The January 2006 rating decision denying secondary service connection for Meniere's disease to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus is final. New and material evidence has been received since the January 2006 decision, reopening the claim of service connection for Meniere's disease. However, there is no competent medical evidence that the veteran's Meniere's disease was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim of service connection for Meniere's disease as secondary to service-connected tinnitus but concluded that there was no causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected tinnitus and his Meniere's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured nose, Meniere's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0806142
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's Meniere's disease is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded due to inadequate notice and the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The claim will be evaluated under the correct statutory criteria set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a).
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