Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: No medical opinion has been provided concerning whether there is a relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and his service-connected tinnitus, which is a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021302
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