The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected. The right ear condition, throat condition, mouth condition, jaw condition, biting condition, balance condition, and dental conditions are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The claims for the right ear condition (status post nasopharyngeal carcinoma), throat condition, mouth condition, jaw condition, biting condition, balance condition, and dental condition are intertwined with the service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss. Further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, right ear condition (status post nasopharyngeal carcinoma), throat condition, mouth condition, jaw condition, biting condition, balance condition, dental condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18134573
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim, specifically needing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner. The Veteran will be asked to provide any missing records and former employers' information.
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