Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sleep-related disorder to obtain an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 VA examination was found inadequate as it did not consider or address the Veteran's statements regarding the onset of his hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Sleep-related disorder, to include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009425
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