The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's unspecified dementia is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's dementia was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified dementia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26019652
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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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