Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the possibility of delayed onset hearing loss or tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The etiology opinions are inadequate as they do not address the possibility of delayed onset hearing loss or tinnitus, which is a relevant consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 and Hensley v. Brown, 5 Vet. App. 155 (1993).
- 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 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085427
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