Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring an additional examination with medical opinion based on full consideration of the Veteran's documented medical history and assertions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's previous opinion was deemed inadequate as it did not fully address the Veteran's in-service noise exposure or the potential for delayed-onset hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102413
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