The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's Meniere's disease is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and/or tinnitus, as well as if it is caused by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations did not provide sufficient opinions regarding the aggravation of Meniere's disease by hearing loss or causation by tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21025308
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of SMC A&A based on Meniere's Disease has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there were pre-decisional duty to assist errors and remands the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Meniere's Disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of hearing loss and Meniere's Disease for further development due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Denied
The Veteran's Meniere's Disease is granted as secondary to his service-connected MDD/GAD. However, the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for MDD/GAD remains denied.
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