Citation Nr: 18145463
Decision Date: 10/30/18	Archive Date: 10/29/18

DOCKET NO. 15-23 850
DATE:	October 30, 2018
REMANDED
Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.
REASONS FOR REMAND
The Veteran served on active duty from July 1973 to July 1976 and from October 1976 to October 1994.  
This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a September 2013 rating decision issued by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO).
Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.
VA treatment records indicate that audiological examinations were performed in May 2012 and March 2013, but have not been associated with the virtual file.  Accordingly, the Agency of Original Jurisdiction should associate all outstanding VA treatment records, specifically audiology notes and audiological examinations, with the virtual file.  
 
The matter is REMANDED for the following action:
Obtain the Veteran’s VA treatment records for the period from May 2012 to the present.  Specifically, obtain all VA audiological examinations, including those conducted in May 2012 and March 2013.
 
Paul Sorisio
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	J.A. Gelber, Associate Counsel