Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty to assist error, specifically the lack of a separation examination from August 9, 1979, and missing private medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain additional evidence, including a separation examination and relevant private treatment records, to properly evaluate the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105346
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