Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for an addendum VA opinion and proper notice of the right to a hearing.
The deciding factor: The December 2021 VA examiner's reliance on medical literature from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) requires reconciliation, and the Veteran did not receive proper notice of his right to a hearing prior to the rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107619
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