The Board has vacated the August 2008 decision and remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from May 2006 to February 2007 and August 2008 to present. The Veteran is also scheduled for a VA Cranial Nerves examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the August 2008 decision was based on an incomplete record, specifically missing treatment records from May 2006 to February 2007 and August 2008 to present. The Veteran's claims were remanded for further development including obtaining these records.
- Claimed conditions
- partial paralysis of the left seventh (facial) nerve, speech impediment, left eye and face tic, gustatory sweating, carotidynia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0935043
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and speech impediment have been granted. Hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be directly related to exposure to loud noise during service. The pre-existing speech impediment is not considered aggravated by service.
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