Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of hearing loss to correct a duty to assist error, as an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss was not obtained.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to an inadequate medical opinion that did not adequately address the Veteran's lay reports of onset and relied on the absence of evidence of report of or treatment for hearing loss in service, despite his MOS duties contributing to noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091703
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