Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for tinea pedis (Athletes Foot), lumbar spine disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct duty to assist errors, including lack of notice prior to scheduled examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Tinea pedis (Athletes Foot), Lumbar spine disability, Acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092576
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