The Board has remanded the claims for service connection or compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for Meniere’s disease, aphonia, and bladder injury with voiding dysfunction due to pending AMA claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's anaphylaxis is at least as likely as not related to his service, which has led to the remand of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere’s disease, aphonia, bladder injury with voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21004734
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for aphonia, restored the 60 percent rating for bladder dysfunction, and denied SMC based on loss of use of the right upper extremity.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and special monthly compensation, among other benefits.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 11, 2020 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease and its associated complications.
- Granted
The Veteran's back disorder, hemorrhoids, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), jaw disorder, and aphonia have been granted service connection.,Service connection for a neck disorder and knee disorders is remanded.
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