The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss disability due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates possible worsening of the Veteran's hearing acuity in the right ear since his last VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115697
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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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