Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss for an addendum opinion as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.
The deciding factor: The November 2021 VA medical opinion is considered inadequate due to its reliance on the finding that the Veteran's hearing was within normal limits at separation from service, without sufficient explanation of threshold shifts in the Veteran's audiometric testing during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089873
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