Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for bilateral cholesteatoma and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to additional development needed.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are necessary to properly evaluate the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including the extent of surgical interventions and any secondary conditions such as a pituitary cyst.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cholesteatoma, pituitary cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25003882
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