The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and TDIU due to insufficient development of evidence. The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss requires an SSOC after additional VA examination reports were added to her file without issuance of a new SSOC. Her claim for service connection for vertigo needs a corrective opinion addressing whether it is aggravated by her service-connected bilateral hearing loss and if related to TERA exposure. The TDIU appeal must be remanded pending the development on other claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was added to the file without issuance of an SSOC, which is necessary for the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. Additionally, her claim for service connection for vertigo requires a corrective opinion addressing whether it is aggravated by her service-connected bilateral hearing loss and if related to TERA exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23061965
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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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