The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address discrepancies in his hearing loss evaluations and to determine the appropriate rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not have access to all relevant examination reports, which could affect the determination of the current severity of the Veteran's high frequency hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- High frequency hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1638260
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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
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate as he does not meet the criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as dismissed his appeals for these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates have been dismissed. A rating of 50 percent has been granted for posttraumatic cephalgia with migraine headaches from September 19, 2011 to June 17, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the VA to obtain missing audiometry records and a copy of an August 2014 VA examination. The AOJ will then reassess the claim for high frequency hearing loss.
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