The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to inadequate VA examinations in determining entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss and back condition.
The deciding factor: The examination reports are insufficient to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, particularly regarding his hearing loss and back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hearing loss, back condition, to include mild scoliosis, degenerative change of the thoracic spine, and multilevel degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2018
- Citation
- 1804606
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hearing loss is granted as service-connected, but left hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning service connection for left hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired mental health condition (depression, anxiety and insomnia), a lumbar spine condition, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for headaches, erectile dysfunction, and gastrointestinal condition are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC higher than the (l) + (1/2) rate due to lack of anatomical loss or use of extremities, blindness, or permanent bedridden status.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no causal relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.
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