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Remanded (sent back)

The appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the claim.

The deciding factor: The VA opinion was inadequate because it did not fully address the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and the role of his MOS in causing the current disability, nor did it discuss the likelihood of delayed-onset hearing loss.

Claimed conditions
bilateral hearing loss
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 16, 2025
Citation
25000684

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