The Veteran is seeking service connection for a chronic ear disorder, characterized as otitis media with residual hearing loss and dizziness. The case has been remanded to obtain additional VA records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further development of the record to include obtaining relevant medical records from SSA and VA.
- Claimed conditions
- otitis media, residual hearing loss, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1017812
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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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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