The Board remands the case for an additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address all facts of the case, such as when the Veteran reported the onset of hearing loss or when he was first documented as having the disorder, and it is unclear whether the examiner was unable to provide a medical opinion without speculation due to the limitations of the medical community at large.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020880
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