Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the March 2023 decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA-obtained medical opinion provided an inadequate rationale, and thus, an addendum opinion is necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016553
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