The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a prior VA hearing loss examination that was not considered in the initial decision. The veteran's claim of service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss is being reconsidered.
The deciding factor: The prior VA hearing loss examination was conducted before the certification of the appeal to the Board and needs to be re-evaluated.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0841540
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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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability for VA compensation purposes.
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