Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: An addendum VA opinion is necessary as the December 2023 VA examiner did not adequately address in-service hearing complaints and the Veteran's statements regarding noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016085
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