Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative requested the withdrawal of the appeal, and the Board had not yet issued a final decision on the issue presented.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906292
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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