The Board remands the issues of an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and a higher rating for right hand shrapnel wound residuals to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development.
The deciding factor: Further VA examination is necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, as his last evaluation was in June 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911425
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.
- Granted
The veteran's chronic right and left buttocks shell fragment wound residuals, chronic right forearm shell fragment wound residuals, chronic left forearm shell fragment wound residuals, chronic low back shell fragment wound residuals, and chronic tinnitus were incurred in military service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's chronic tinnitus was granted service connection, while his chronic bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic tinnitus, a chronic temporomandibular joint disorder, and a chronic dental disorder. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for his chronic bilateral maxillary sinusitis was also denied.
- Partly granted
The veteran's chronic demyelination/small vessel disease was granted as secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches, while claims for a chronic acquired heart disorder, chronic tinnitus, and chronic seizure disorder were denied.
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