The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed vestibular disorder, which is related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the Veteran’s diagnosed vestibular disorder had its onset during active service or is otherwise related to service, including his documented June 1980 in-service ear drainage. The examiner should also assess whether it is proximately due to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- vestibular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102534
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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