The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's Disease and an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of a right foot injury due to insufficient medical evidence on file.
The deciding factor: The VA must provide a medical examination or obtain a medical opinion when there is evidence indicating that the claimed disability may be associated with the Veteran’s service, but there is insufficient competent medical evidence on file for the Secretary to make a decision on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's Disease, residuals of a right foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19149902
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to specially adapted housing for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's Disease, a back disability, and bilateral wrist tendonitis to obtain additional VA opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Meniere's Disease to schedule a VA examination to determine its etiology and whether it is related to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for Meniere's Disease was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.
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