Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examination was deemed inadequate as it did not record test results, and the examiner's decision not to record the actual test results or give adequate reasons why the results could not be used is in error. A new examination is required to resolve the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109670
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