Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to the AOJ for further development, including verification of all periods of service and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The medical examination was found inadequate as it did not address the full scope of the Veteran's service, which includes active duty, ACDUTRA/ADT, and INACDUTRA/IDT periods.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098024
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