Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus to obtain an adequate addendum opinion that takes into account the Veteran's lay statements and provides a supporting rationale.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate as it does not address the Veteran's medical records, STRs or the Veteran's attribution of his tinnitus to military noise exposure, and does not adequately connect data and conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020649
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