Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, groin muscle injury, to include scrotum disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to duty-to-assist errors in prior VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the previous VA examiners were found inadequate as they did not provide a complete rationale for their conclusions regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, Groin muscle injury, to include scrotum disability, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106285
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