Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to August 16, 2018, has been remanded. The Board needs more information about a July 2017 audiological evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to obtain clarification on the type of test used and the associated audiogram from the July 2017 evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25002960
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