Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain additional evidence and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional information is required before deciding the claim, including credentials of the May 2016 VA examiner and records pertaining to performance and calibration requirements related to the pure-tone equipment used during that examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25084989
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