Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to obtain a more thorough medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Further remand is required due to inadequate VA opinions that relied solely on the absence of in-service evidence of hearing loss, without addressing contradictory statements in an IOM report.
- 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 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092218
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