The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability has been reopened, and the Board is remanding this issue.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, vertigo, motion sickness, and/or dizziness (and to include labyrinthitis) has also been reopened. The Board is requesting an addendum from the June 2016 DBQ examiner regarding causation and aggravation of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability was previously denied, but new evidence received since the last final denial relates to unestablished facts and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Board is remanding this issue due to the need for additional medical examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease has also been reopened. However, the Board is requesting an addendum from the June 2016 DBQ examiner to clarify whether the condition was caused by or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Eye Disability, Meniere's Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22062409
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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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