The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of the Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for residuals of bilateral ear infections, also claimed as bilateral ear fungus.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues including a VLJ no longer employed by the Board conducting the hearing and the need for a new medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bilateral ear infections, bilateral ear fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1213241
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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.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right inguinal hernia and bilateral ear fungus as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not establish a link between his military service and his disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to missing VA treatment records from February 2011 to the present. The Veteran's right inguinal hernia and bilateral ear fungus service connection claims are pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral ear fungus in March 2009. The current decision finds that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen this claim.
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