Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA medical opinion and a lack of adequate reasons and bases for finding the Veteran's testimony not credible.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as the prior VA medical opinion did not adequately address the Veteran's in-service hearing loss and tinnitus symptoms, and there was no clear credibility finding made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25013397
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