The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a peripheral vestibular condition and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids, as well as the issue of TDIU prior to December 28, 2015.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's current BPPV is not related to his military service due to the length of time between onset and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vestibular Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19169236
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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