The Board has decided to remand the cases for further evaluation due to inadequate reasoning in a previous VA examination and because both right ear and left ear hearing loss need to be evaluated together.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the inadequacy of the reasoning provided by the previous VA examiner, who did not adequately address the relationship between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, right ear, Hearing loss, left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23019853
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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