The Board has denied service connection for left-ear hearing loss and has remanded the issue of right-ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the Veteran's allegations of noise exposure during active duty, which could affect the determination of whether his current hearing loss is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left-ear hearing loss, right-ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19148146
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left-ear hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for right-ear hearing loss was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claim.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims as it lacks jurisdiction due to improper filing of an appeal under the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act (AMA). The Veteran needs to file a proper Notice of Disagreement within one year from the notification of the January 2019 rating decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for left-ear hearing loss is granted, while the claim for right-ear hearing loss is denied.
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