Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss because an adequate medical opinion was not obtained. The Veteran will receive a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the initial VA examination was inadequate and did not consider all relevant evidence, including lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001327
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