Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The February 2021 VA examination report and its accompanying opinions were found to be inadequate as they did not provide an adequate rationale to explain their negative findings regarding aggravation of hearing loss by epilepsy.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25015339
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