Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examination provided is found inadequate due to apparent qualifiers or contradictions in the IOM report, and further remand is required for an addendum opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093757
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