The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records. The issues are whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for hearing loss in the right ear, and service connection for hearing loss in the left ear.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to provide an opinion without further information due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss in the right ear, hearing loss in the left ear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144582
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Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including spinal arthritis of the neck and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the neck/upper back. However, tinnitus was granted, and a 20% rating was assigned for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss in the left ear, while remanding the claim for hearing loss in the right ear due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, dismissed the claim for hearing loss in the right ear, and denied a compensable initial rating for hearing loss in the left ear. The claim for dry eye syndrome was remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of a current disability, and remanded the issue of service connection for kidney cancer for further development.
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