Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to errors in the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The Board identified pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain additional records and inadequate medical opinions.
- 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 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007954
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