Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to a need for additional development, specifically addendum opinions regarding the potential connections between these conditions and toxic exposure risk activities.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examination is found inadequate as it did not address all TERAs and their combined effect on the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108381
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