Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examiner failed to adequately explain how the evidence stands against a finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss was caused by his conceded military noise exposure, and did not consider the Veteran's competent lay reports.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009302
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