The Board remands the claim for service connection of Meniere's syndrome to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically related to a potential link between the condition and acoustic trauma during active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not consider whether the Veteran's claimed Meniere's disease was related to the same acoustic trauma that caused his already service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070446
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for Meniere's syndrome based on the Veteran's symptoms of dizziness and staggering.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome with tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate hearing impairment with attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Meniere's syndrome with vertigo, hearing impairment, and tinnitus was granted a 100 percent rating effective March 1, 2017.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no final decision on the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome.
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