The Board remands the claim for a right ear disability, to include right ear otitis media and a perforated right ear drum, as additional development is necessary.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is required regarding whether the preexisting right ear disability had not been clearly and unmistakably aggravated beyond its natural progression during or as a result of his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear otitis media, perforated right ear drum
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046973
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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
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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure and right ear infections, as well as her secondary service connection claim for hearing loss related to her service-connected right ear otitis media. The case is being returned for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's perforated right ear drum, hearing loss, and pain as a result of VA medical treatment in December 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and the retrieval of outstanding VA treatment records.
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