Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and contentions regarding delayed onset hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 examiner's rationale is not thorough regarding delayed onset hearing loss, and a pre-decisional duty to assist error necessitates remand for an addendum medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102845
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