The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for residuals of a right ear injury (other than congenitally enlarged mastoid bone), to include bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disability. These issues are now before the Board.,Additional development is needed to determine whether the Veteran's current disabilities are related to service.
The deciding factor: The claims for residuals of a right ear injury (other than congenitally enlarged mastoid bone), to include bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disability have been reopened due to new evidence received since the December 2003 VA rating decision. However, further development is required to establish service connection as the Board cannot make determinations without additional information regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right ear injury (other than congenitally enlarged mastoid bone), to include bilateral hearing loss, Acquired psychiatric disability, Diabetes mellitus, type II, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145124
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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- Denied
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