Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to address whether the Veteran's hearing loss is related to his military service, specifically noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination was found inadequate as it did not provide an explanation for why in-service noise exposure could cause tinnitus but not hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015696
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