The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and a neck disorder are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide supplemental opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded as well. The examiner must convert the audiometric test results from ASA to ISO units, discuss the significance of changes in auditory thresholds shown in 1960, 1963 and 1964 when converted to ISO units, and address the likelihood that in-service noise exposure caused chronic hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disorder is being remanded as well. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed neck disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed lumbar spine disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as due to a neck disorder and/or fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC) is being remanded. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed left shoulder disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for the fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC) prior to January 13, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter is being remanded. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed fracture residuals were caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide supplemental opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded as well. The examiner must convert the audiometric test results from ASA to ISO units, discuss the significance of changes in auditory thresholds shown in 1960, 1963 and 1964 when converted to ISO units, and address the likelihood that in-service noise exposure caused chronic hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded as well. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed neck disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed lumbar spine disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded as well. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed left shoulder disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating is being remanded as the examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed fracture residuals were caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorder, neck disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1724537
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