Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's right ear hearing loss, as the previous VA examination was deemed inadequate.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not discuss a significant threshold shift recorded during service and failed to reconcile the conclusion with the finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to auditory damage during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096097
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