The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being remanded for a VA examination. The Board has also decided to remand the claims of service connection for MSA, Parkinsonism with memory loss secondary to MSA, abducens nerve palsy secondary to MSA, autonomic disorder secondary to MSA, axonal neuropathy secondary to MSA, cognitive brain disorder secondary to MSA, cervical spine disability secondary to MSA, coordination/balance disorder secondary to MSA, dysphagic and choking secondary to MSA, fatty liver/pyelonephritis secondary to MSA, fracture rib disability secondary to coordination/balance disorder due to MSA, frontoparietal volume loss secondary to MSA, and hypertension (HTN) secondary to MSA. The claims are being remanded for further evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being remanded because there is medical evidence of current disability and the VA has not determined its etiology due to service connection. The Board also decided to remand other claims as they are inextricably intertwined with the MSA claim, which is being remanded for further evidentiary development.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, multiple system atrophy (MSA), Parkinsonism with memory loss, abducens nerve palsy, autonomic disorder, axonal neuropathy, cognitive brain disorder, cervical spine disability, coordination/balance disorder, dysphagic and choking, fatty liver/pyelonephritis, fracture rib disability, frontoparietal volume loss, hypertension (HTN), polyneuropathy ataxia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22057950
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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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