Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a lower back condition due to insufficient development of evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as there has not been substantial compliance with prior remand directives regarding obtaining additional medical opinions and records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, other than ADHD, to include major depressive disorder with anxious distress, lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25003380
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