The Veteran's appeal of the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) has been dismissed as moot.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for sensorineural hearing loss, right ear is remanded.
The deciding factor: The appeal of the issue of entitlement to TDIU was rendered moot due to the Veteran now having a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for sensorineural hearing loss, right ear requires further examination as he has presented good cause for requesting that VA reschedule his VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Sensorineural hearing loss, right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19186480
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current mental health conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to provide the Veteran with a VA examination.
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