Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, residuals of back injury, residuals of excision of ingrown toenail, left ankle sprain, and pseudofolliculitis on face to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 and October 2023 VA opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss are inadequate, and the January 2024 VA opinions for the other claims are also inadequate. A remand is necessary to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Residuals of back injury (degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis), Residuals of excision of ingrown toenail, including scarring, Left ankle sprain (chronic ankle sprain), Pseudofolliculitis on face (residuals of pseudofolliculitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092987
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