The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ear disability, including otitis media. The claim will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions and development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous examination was inadequate and requested a supplemental opinion on whether the current right ear condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear disability, Otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20023446
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's otitis media, left ear was granted a 10 percent rating. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was denied any increase in rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, neck disability, nerve damage of the neck, back, and hip, liver cirrhosis, stroke, migraines, ovarian disability, heart disability, seizure disorder, and right ear disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for peripheral nervous system pain, to include rheumatoid arthritis, and granted an effective date of October 6, 2014, for the grant of service connection for left calf and left thumb scars. The remaining claims were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and otitis media to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development, including obtaining relevant private medical records.
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