The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability. Service connection is remanded for peripheral neuropathy and a disability resulting in discoloration of the hands.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms are not related to his military service, but further examination is needed to determine if they are related to other conditions or exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Peripheral Neuropathy, Discoloration of the Hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21000628
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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