Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, cervical spine disability, and an increased rating for PTSD with obesity to obtain outstanding records from VA Medical Centers.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to the RO's failure to obtain relevant medical records prior to issuing the December 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020627
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