The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed balance condition. The AOJ is required to obtain additional medical records, including from Dr. Sheffield and Augusta VAMC, and seek an advisory opinion from an independent medical expert.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there may be incomplete medical records in the file and inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed balance condition, necessitating further development to obtain additional evidence and seek a comprehensive medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- balance condition, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22040362
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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
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