The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA audiological evaluation and further consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic right ear hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is required to determine the current severity, etiology, and relationship of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability to his active service and other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1021727
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for COPD and chronic right ear hearing loss disability, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions originated during active service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for chronic tinnitus, as the Veteran's hearing loss disability was not manifested during active service or at any time thereafter. The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability did not meet VA criteria for a compensable disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employment prospects and to determine if he meets the criteria for TDIU. The issues of service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and entitlement to increased ratings for PTSD are also inextricably intertwined with the TDIU issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations.
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