Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination and a need to verify the Veteran's Reserve service.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA opinion is found to be inadequate as it did not use the correct standard when providing its opinion, failed to address the Veteran's lay statements that his hearing worsened during service, and did not address the different diagnosed hearing loss in the June 1988 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015399
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