The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability and to determine whether he has any objective residuals of TBI. The Veteran also needs an examination for TBI purposes by a VA physician who is a neurologist, to include opinions on whether his claimed ear drum, speech and walking/dizziness disorders are related to service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence does not provide sufficient information to make a determination regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection. Therefore, further examination is needed to obtain more detailed clinical findings and opinions on the issues at hand.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of traumatic brain injury, memory impairment, ear drum disorder, speech disability, walking/dizziness condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1713593
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand disability, speech disability, and disability manifested by memory loss (other than psychiatric disability and sleep apnea) due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities at any time during or approximate to the pendency of his claim.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for vertigo, but remanded the claims for bilateral hand disability, speech disability, and memory loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for compensation under provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for balance, right ear, speech, and respiratory disabilities due to a duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded issues related to a compensable rating for a nasal fracture, memory impairment, headaches, sinusitis, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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