The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA examination for his claimed chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. The RO will also consider the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304 as amended.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of recent amendments to VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic head injury residuals, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), chronic bilateral hearing loss, chronic tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1028093
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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 chronic tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to her military service despite conflicting reports from her VA and private physicians. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and is unrelated to his period of active duty. The VA examiner opined that it is least likely as not related to noise exposure in service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic tinnitus did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and is unrelated to any noise exposure during active duty service. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for clarification of his hearing preference and subsequent scheduling. The issues include rating adjustment, service connection claims, and reopening of previous claims.
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