The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and development, as the current VA audiology examination is inadequate.
The deciding factor: The examining audiologist did not review the claims file or provide a rationale with respect to the conclusion that service as a truck driver in the Army did not cause a current left ear hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss disability in the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1736275
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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 Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss disability in the right ear due to a lack of current disability as defined by VA regulations.,The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss disability in the left ear, tinnitus, and back disability (degenerative arthritis).
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss disability in the left ear, finding that the Veteran incurred this condition during his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence of hearing loss disability in the right ear during service or within one year after separation. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was not shown to be related to noise exposure during service, and thus denied service connection for left ear hearing loss.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss disability in the left ear, tinnitus, and right ear were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of his claim. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have hearing loss disability in the left ear.
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