The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims, including service connection for balance disorder, hypertension, anemia, kidney disease, skin disability, idiopathic neuropathy of the upper extremities, LLE, RLE, and seizure disability, are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss before the Board could review them. The remaining claims require additional evidence and examination to determine their merits.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss"}, {"condition_name":"balance disorder (Meniere’s Disease)"}, {"condition_name":"hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"anemia"}, {"condition_name":"skin disability"}, {"condition_name":"idiopathic neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities"}, {"condition_name":"idiopathic neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE)"}, {"condition_name":"idiopathic neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE)"}, {"condition_name":"seizure disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19103841
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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