Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous one was based on factual inaccuracies and did not adequately address the evidence.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination was inadequate due to factual inaccuracies regarding the Veteran's active service period and did not properly consider the conceded in-service acoustic trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022124
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