The veteran's appeal for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran died, which resulted in the dismissal of the appeal as the Board no longer had jurisdiction over the case.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus in each ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0632403
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear. The issues of service connection for a back disorder, skin disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder are remanded to the RO.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision, thus the case is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for tinnitus in each ear has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for separate schedular ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to award a higher evaluation than the maximum of 10 percent.
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