Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA examiner's conclusions are inadequate for adjudication as they failed to apply the correct legal standard regarding the presumption of soundness at service entrance.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108270
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