The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a right ear pain disability due to inadequate examination and lack of evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed right ear pain disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21000929
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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 Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right ear pain, finding that it manifested in service and persists to the present. The disability is rated at zero percent.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear pain, including associated symptoms such as hearing impairment, vertigo, cerebellar gait, and tinnitus, is due to a head injury sustained during an Airborne jump in service. As a result, the claim for service connection for right ear pain is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for medical reimbursement for non-VA emergency treatment received on January 16, 2016 is granted as the condition was an actual medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for a disability manifested by right ear pain due to additional development being required.
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