The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a videoconference hearing, which was initially scheduled but postponed. The Board finds that the Veteran should be afforded an opportunity for such a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral conductive hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1530836
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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 Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence. The claims include service connection for cardiovascular disease, a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral otitis media, and an increased rating for bilateral conductive hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise on whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in service, given her exposure to barotrauma during service. Therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to June 12, 2000. The veteran was granted separate evaluations for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss associated with chronic suppurative otitis media.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable since September 21, 2002. The RO granted service connection for bilateral conductive hearing loss from April 18, 2005, but the disability remains noncompensable.
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