Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for service connection for tinnitus due to a duty to assist error by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred as the Veteran was not provided notice of his right to a hearing, which required a remand to cure this error.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087115
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