Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for additional evidence, specifically a legible copy of the Veteran's May 1976 report of medical examination and an adequate medical nexus opinion.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain necessary information regarding the Veteran's audiometric data at entry and did not provide sufficient information in the medical opinions to decide the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010061
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