Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The November 2022 VA examination did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements regarding unprotected hazardous noise exposure during service, and thus does not substantially comply with the April 2022 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004169
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