The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal regarding his claim for service connection for hearing loss because he did not file a timely substantive appeal. The right arm condition and inguinal hernia claims are rated at 10 percent, while the herpes claim is rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's notice of disagreement was untimely filed with respect to his hearing loss claim, thus rendering that issue non-appealable. The other claims were evaluated based on their current ratings and no new evidence was presented to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, right arm condition, inguinal hernia, herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0004071
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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