The Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for perforated left tympanic membrane and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for perforated right ear drum are remanded due to the need for further examination and review of medical records.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected perforated left tympanic membrane disability, and an opinion on whether the current right ear disability was caused by VA carelessness or negligence.
- Claimed conditions
- Perforated left tympanic membrane, Perforated right ear drum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21022008
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected perforated left tympanic membrane is denied. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, claimed as secondary to the service-connected ear condition, is remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's perforated left tympanic membrane is not a result of VA treatment, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal was denied as his right ear hearing loss did not warrant a compensable rating, and he does not have a current diagnosis of a perforated right ear drum for VA purposes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected perforated left tympanic membrane is denied as the maximum schedular rating of noncompensable has been assigned.
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