Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss is remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board's reliance on the September 2020 VA medical opinion was found insufficient because it did not address apparent qualifiers or contradictions in the underlying medical text, which may affect its probative value.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097809
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