The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for skin disability and psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right ear hearing loss may be related to in-service noise exposure, while the skin disability and psychiatric disorders are not currently linked to service based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Skin disability (presumed due to herbicide exposure), Psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176587
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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