The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss is related to service. The claims are currently pending.
The deciding factor: Further development of the claim is required as the previous VA examination did not provide sufficient detail or rationale regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- cholesteatoma of the left ear, hearing loss in the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1132260
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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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The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish service connection for cholesteatoma of the left ear and remanded the case.
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The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including spinal arthritis of the neck and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the neck/upper back. However, tinnitus was granted, and a 20% rating was assigned for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss in the left ear, while remanding the claim for hearing loss in the right ear due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, dismissed the claim for hearing loss in the right ear, and denied a compensable initial rating for hearing loss in the left ear. The claim for dry eye syndrome was remanded for further development.
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