Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, facet arthrosis, and spinal stenosis due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA examinations and missing private medical records that could provide a more accurate history of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, facet arthrosis, and spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108954
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