The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a VA examination to assess his left ear symptoms and determine if they are related to service-connected tinnitus or in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further evaluation is needed due to the possibility of functional impairment resulting from the Veteran's reported left ear symptoms, including crackling and fullness.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear condition, left ear damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21007310
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues include left ear hearing loss, cervical strain, fatigue and full body muscle pain (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome), tinea pedis, onychomycosis and tinea corporis (claimed as full body rash and bilateral foot fungus), and bilateral vision loss.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right ear condition with dizziness is granted service connection. The claims for left ear, heart, chest pain, prostate, stomach, neck, back, hip, ankle, and foot conditions are denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left ear condition and granted a 20% rating for low back disability from September 1, 2010 to June 21, 2023. The ratings for radiculopathy of the lower extremities and sphincter impairment were also denied.
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