Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure or toxic exposure risk activities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not adequately address a delayed-onset theory of entitlement and there are inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported onset of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100461
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