The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and remanded the issues of service connection for left ear hearing loss disability and bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for a right ear hearing loss disability, but his testimony regarding symptoms in-service supports his claim. The Board finds additional remand necessary to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of his left ear hearing loss and bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss disability, Left ear hearing loss disability, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23006659
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities is denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability, finding that it is due to in-service hazardous noise exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability began during service and is therefore granted as service connection.
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