The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's Syndrome, but the case is remanded to determine if a separate rating is warranted for chronic otitis externa.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral tympanic membrane perforation caused his Meniere's Syndrome and may have aggravated his chronic otitis externa. The Board needs further clarification on whether chronic otitis externa should be rated separately from the service-connected BTMP.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's Syndrome, Chronic Otitis Externa
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059713
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected Meniere's Syndrome, effective from the date of the March 2022 decision that initially assigned the condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorders. His bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's syndrome are denied, with the Board finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
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