Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss for a new VA medical opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's history and examination findings.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations were inadequate, as they did not fully consider the Veteran's history of conceded noise exposure in service or his examination findings at the time of service separation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25014238
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