The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for upper respiratory infections, to include strep throat. The decision on left ear hearing disorder remains denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of left ear hearing loss and there is no medical opinion linking it to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing disorder, upper respiratory infections, to include strep throat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22052530
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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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