The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for a recurrent right wrist disability, increased ratings for right ganglion cyst excision scar residuals, and ulcerative colitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diagnosed conditions are found to have originated during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Right wrist cyst (ganglion cyst), Ulcerative colitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24059501
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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.
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