The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for Meniere's disease/vertigo and effective date claims related to peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and cardiomyopathy. The Veteran is also seeking a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran’s Meniere's disease/vertigo was caused by in-service noise exposure, perforated ear drum, or secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability. The effective date claims are remanded as well due to a lack of a statement of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease/vertigo, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125463
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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