Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as well as to address the issue of entitlement to TDIU due to the interrelated nature of the claims.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination is needed because the last one was conducted over 12 years ago and a thorough and contemporaneous medical evaluation is required for an informed assessment of the disability's current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097601
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