The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate statement of reasons or bases for relying on a July 2019 VA medical examination, and because there is no private medical evaluation associated with the claims file.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the August 2022 decision relied on an inadequate VA examination report, which was part of the record at the time of the September 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2023
- Citation
- A23034298
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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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