Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum VA examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations provided inadequate opinions and did not address each theory of entitlement independently, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002412
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