Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for an addendum opinion to address inconsistencies in the May 2023 VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and its relation to active service.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to incomplete and contradictory rationale provided by the May 2023 VA medical opinion, specifically regarding the consistency of the Veteran's hearing loss with noise-induced hearing loss and the impact of pre-service hearing thresholds on post-discharge hearing loss progression.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012397
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