Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for SMC based on loss of use due to outstanding VA treatment records from May 2022 that were not considered in the July 2023 rating decision.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain the May 2022 audiometric testing results, as they may substantiate the claim for SMC based on loss of use.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25011979
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