The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a left foot disability, residuals of TBI, and dizziness or imbalance to include Meniere's Disease.,Service connection is denied for all three conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking any of these conditions to service, including exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or other known environmental exposures. The Veteran’s current symptoms do not correlate with his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disability, Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Dizziness or Imbalance, to include Meniere's Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22058177
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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