Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions addressing the significance of audiometric test results, potential toxic exposure, and other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), migraine headaches, back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109617
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