Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an increased evaluation for the service-connected left ankle disability, as well as the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding records from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the need for new medical examinations to clarify certain aspects of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss (BHL) disability, Chronic left ankle sprain with tendonitis and degenerative arthritis (left ankle disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002920
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