The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining evidence of the Appellant's qualifying medical or other expenses and determining if a rating decision was issued on the Veteran's February 2013 claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: The absence of the Veteran's STRs and OMPF necessitates further development to determine the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation, as well as other relevant records.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000177
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
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