The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating, and service connection for right upper extremity radiculopathy is granted. The case of dizziness is remanded due to new medical literature submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: New medical literature submitted by the Veteran links dizziness to cervical spine strain, which may affect the determination of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, right upper extremity radiculopathy, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19196728
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy from April 3, 2023 onward, but denied higher ratings prior to that date. Service connection was also granted for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
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