The Board has found multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors and remanded the case for further action, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. M.S.S., scheduling a VA examination, and addressing inconsistencies in previous opinions.
The deciding factor: There are inconsistencies in previous medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of central auditory processing disorder separate from his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and whether this condition is related to service or head trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- central auditory processing disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2026
- Citation
- A26028729
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred in service, and the appeal for central auditory processing disorder is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, a right shoulder disability, and left knee and central auditory processing disorders. The low back disability claim was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's central auditory processing disorder and traumatic brain injury evaluations. The claim will be further evaluated after obtaining necessary testing.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and central auditory processing disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during active duty.
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