The Veteran's Eustachian tube dysfunction is granted with a 30% rating. The claims for service connection of genitourinary disability, shortness of breath and respiratory signs/symptoms, chest pain, muscle pain (secondary to back and anxiety disorders), and dental disability are all remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's Eustachian tube dysfunction is characterized by dizziness and occasional staggering. The claims for other conditions require further examination and evaluation to determine their etiology and relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eustachian tube dysfunction, Bladder condition (voiding dysfunction), Genitourinary disability, Muscle pain, Latent pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21076097
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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