The Board has determined that a new medical opinion is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, as the current VA examination was inadequate and did not consider all relevant evidence. The Veteran will be provided with an updated VA examination to determine if his Meniere's disease had its onset during service or is otherwise related to it, specifically to include his military noise exposure and reports of dizziness in service.
The deciding factor: The current medical opinion was inadequate as it did not consider all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's statements regarding symptoms in service and a buddy statement from a fellow service member who observed him covering his ears during training involving loud noises.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22038667
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular disorders (Meniere's disease) and unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the claims prior to a decision being made.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to untimely Notice of Disagreement submissions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's Meniere's disease is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded due to inadequate notice and the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The claim will be evaluated under the correct statutory criteria set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a).
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