The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper notification and consideration of additional evidence. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic right otitis media and hearing loss, right ear are currently on appeal.
The deciding factor: The RO did not issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case regarding the two issues currently on appeal subsequent to its receipt of the January 2007 VA audiological examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right otitis media, sensorineural hearing loss, right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0822215
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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 appeal concerning the issues of service connection for lateral collateral ligament sprain, right and sensorineural hearing loss, right ear is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic right otitis media and chronic right otitis externa, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding their relation to the Veteran's in-service ear problems.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it had its onset during service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claims for service connection for sensorineural hearing loss, left knee degenerative joint disease, and left pre-Achilles and retrocalcaneal bursitis.
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