The Veteran's inner ear disability claim is being remanded for additional medical examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed condition, including whether it is related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: An inner ear disability was not definitively diagnosed in the existing records, necessitating further evaluation by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- inner ear disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1315924
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's inner ear disabilities, including vestibular hypofunction, vestibular insufficiency, and BPPV, are caused or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an inner ear disability, finding that his current diagnosis is related to in-service noise exposure and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for inner ear disability and sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions during his appeal period. The Board also found no in-service disease or injury related to inner-ear symptoms.
- Granted
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