The Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome has been rated at 30 percent, and the Board is remanding to determine if a higher rating is warranted based on updated evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will assess the current symptomatology of the Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome to determine if a higher rating is appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere’s syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191068
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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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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and Meniere’s syndrome were denied. The claim for an increased rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD prior to June 1, 2015 was denied, but a 70% rating was granted from that date onward.
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