Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as a TDIU, due to VA's failure to substantially comply with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: Remand is required because VA did not afford the Veteran a VA examination or obtain medical nexus opinions as directed in the Board's May 2023 remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25015335
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