The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1307361
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 a left ear hearing loss disability and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, while denying service connection for hemorrhoids. The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was set to October 5, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims of service connection for left hearing loss disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, left tinnitus, and bilateral tinnitus have been granted. The effective date is not specified.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder are all found to have been incurred in service.
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