The Board has remanded the case due to the submission of new evidence and the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any inner ear disorder, excluding bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The examiner must provide opinions regarding whether each inner ear diagnosis is related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and a remand is required due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of any inner ear disorder, excluding bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Inner ear disorder, Meniere's syndrome and vertigo
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19114499
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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.
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