Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of tinnitus to obtain additional evidence and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions provided were found inadequate due to reliance on absence of documented evidence without explanation, failure to address aggravation, and lack of consideration of private medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104848
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