Citation Nr: 18150368
Decision Date: 11/15/18	Archive Date: 11/15/18

DOCKET NO. 16-00 711
DATE:	November 15, 2018
REMANDED
Entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.
REASONS FOR REMAND
The Veteran served on active duty from August 1976 to December 1976. He had additional service with the Texas National Guard.
Entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.
The Veteran contends that his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is entitled to a compensable rating. 
The Veteran submitted a statement in June 2018 that his hearing has worsened since the last VA audiological examination in December 2012. Due to the time that has passed since the previous VA examination and the Veteran’s statement that his hearing has worsened, a new examination is required for the Board to properly decide this claim. Therefore, on remand. the Veteran should be scheduled for a for an updated VA audiological examination to obtain the severity of his bilateral hearing disability for VA compensation purposes.
 
The matter is REMANDED for the following action:
Schedule the Veteran for an audiological examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his bilateral hearing loss. The entire claims file should be made available to and be reviewed by the examiner in conjunction with the examination.
 
M.E. Larkin
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	Perkins, Michael