Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of left ear hearing loss is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's military noise exposure caused the hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion obtained prior to the AOJ decision was conclusory and did not provide adequate reasoning.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008355
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