The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of the Veteran's dizziness, including whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and/or tinnitus. The Veteran will be provided an opportunity to submit lay statements from himself and others who have knowledge of his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The January 2014 Court Order required a remand for the case due to inadequacy in the VA examiner's rationale regarding the etiology of the Veteran's dizziness, specifically addressing whether it is caused or aggravated by service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness, Meniere's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1431098
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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 found that additional VA opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's dizziness, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and tension headaches, including migraines. The opinions should consider the Veteran's participation in a TERA and the combined effect of all his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's dizziness condition is rated at a 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6204, as the evidence does not show occasional staggering. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to untimely Notice of Disagreement submissions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular disorders (Meniere's disease) and unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the claims prior to a decision being made.
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