Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a right ear disability, to include a retracted tympanic membrane (claimed as collapsed eardrum), due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that substantial compliance with prior remand directives has not been achieved, specifically regarding obtaining an opinion from an ENT specialist.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear disability, to include a retracted tympanic membrane (claimed as collapsed eardrum)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25003666
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