The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for tinnitus and hearing loss, finding that new evidence supports these claims. The case is now remanded to determine if service connection can be granted for chronic left ear disorder (otitis) and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claim for chronic tinnitus and hearing loss, which were initially denied in September 1955. The Board found that the Veteran's service connection claims should be remanded to determine if service connection can be granted for additional conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, chronic left ear disorder to include otitis, chronic bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1021362
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Denied
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