Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for additional evidentiary development, including verification of active duty dates and an addendum opinion to determine if the appellant's bilateral hearing loss is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to inadequate evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the appellant's bilateral hearing loss, specifically whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25003655
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