Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain an adequate VA addendum etiology opinion.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not substantially comply with the February 2023 Board remand directives, as it did not reschedule the Veteran for a new VA examination nor obtain an addendum VA etiology opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002670
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