Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's lay statements and treatment reports.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the Veteran's lay statements and relevant treatment reports in the June 2020 examination report, as stipulated by the Joint Motion for Remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084647
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