The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 10, 2022, for further development.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to missing audiometric reports needed to evaluate the level of severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability throughout the duration of the appeal, as well as the interwoven nature of these claims with a TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000769
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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