Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The VA needs to conduct a more thorough examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was incomplete and did not provide a sufficient rationale for its conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005157
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