Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA examination was based on an inaccurate factual premise and thus is considered inadequate, necessitating a new medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011203
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