Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for an adequate medical advisory opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate previous opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinions were found inadequate as they did not fully consider the Veteran's reported noise exposure and failed middle ear surgery, among other reasons.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015087
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