The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the appellant's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and DDD of the lumbar spine. The case is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that only 'veterans' are entitled to VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. �� 1110 and 1131. To establish status as a 'veteran' based upon a period of ACDUTRA, a claimant must establish that he was disabled from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty during that period of ACDUTRA or an injury incurred or aggravated during inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, DDD of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1006632
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for onychomycosis was denied as the condition did not require treatment and covered less than 5% of his body. The Board also remanded issues regarding service connection for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of right ear hearing loss, and the case is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of sleep apnea, left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and right ear hearing loss due to untimely filing.,The Board also dismissed the appeal for service connection of left ear hearing loss as moot because it was already granted in a prior decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss. The Veteran does not have left ear hearing loss for VA purposes.
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