The Board has remanded the claims for further development and readjudication due to unclear diagnoses and etiology of the Veteran's conditions, including Meniere's disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient information regarding the full description of the Veteran's Meniere's disease symptoms and his cerebellar gait issues, as well as whether tinnitus, vertigo, and/or nonsuppurative otitis media with ETD and hearing loss are separate disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Nonsuppurative otitis media with eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD), Hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Supraventricular arrhythmia and valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22036856
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hearing loss and low back strain claims are remanded for further evaluation. The hearing loss claim is denied, while the low back strain claim requires additional examination to determine its severity.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is not related to military noise exposure and there is no evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and his current condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's entitlement to higher level of SMC at the intermediate rate is granted, effective from January 8, 2021. He was previously in need of aid and attendance due to his left knee disability since February 1, 2017, and now has additional disabilities rated at 50 percent or more.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to untimely Notice of Disagreement submissions.
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