The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical records and examination. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because of the lack of VA medical examination reports and incomplete medical history, necessitating further evaluation and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear otitis media, sclerosing mastoiditis, head and neck injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0833537
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and the retrieval of outstanding VA treatment records.
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