The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for high frequency sensorineural hearing loss to allow the RO to consider new evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to newly associated evidence that was not considered by the AOJ prior to the Board's review.
- Claimed conditions
- High frequency sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000592
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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