The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to assess the severity of his hearing loss and to determine if he has a current disability manifested by dizziness and imbalance. The VA will also conduct an examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of any PTSD and/or depression.,The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if he has a current disability manifested by dizziness and imbalance, whether it is related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, or other nonservice-connected disabilities. The VA will also conduct an examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of any PTSD.,The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if he has a current disability manifested by PTSD and/or depression, whether it is related to his military service, and if so, whether it is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The VA will also conduct an examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.,The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if he has a current disability manifested by depression, whether it is related to his military service, or if so, whether it is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The VA will also conduct an examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss has not been properly evaluated due to missing records from his active duty periods.,The Veteran's dizziness with imbalance claim requires further evaluation as it may be related to his service-connected disabilities or nonservice-connected conditions.,PTSD and depression claims require additional development to determine if they are related to the Veteran's military service, or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.,Depression claim requires additional development to determine if it is related to the Veteran's military service, or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dizziness and Imbalance, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychiatric Disorder, Other Than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149826
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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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- Denied
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