The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran died, which resulted in the Board having no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628151
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar strain and tinnitus disabilities, dismissed the appeal for depression, and denied the claim for a left eye condition. The Board also granted service connection for sleep apnea.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the claims for service connection for back injury, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities, finding that these conditions are causally related to his active service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hearing loss and an earlier effective date for tinnitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
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