The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness and headaches due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The Veteran's foot disorder and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further examination.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current foot disorder, which he alleges began during active duty training. He also claims that his hearing loss is related to an in-service broken ear drum.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of a current disability and insufficient medical opinion linking the claimed conditions to service.,The Veteran's claim for foot disorder was remanded due to lack of examination, while the hearing loss claim was remanded as there is conflicting information regarding noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness, headaches, foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24049895
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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 Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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