Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether the disability clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found inadequate due to their failure to use the correct legal standard of 'clear and unmistakable' in determining if the Veteran's right ear hearing loss pre-existed service and was not aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021144
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