The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a separate, compensable evaluation for tinnitus is dismissed as his appeal was not timely filed and he did not submit new and material evidence within the one-year appeal period. Additionally, there was no CUE in the March 1974 Board decision regarding the denial of a separate, compensable evaluation for tinnitus aurium.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim is dismissed as his appeal was not timely filed and he did not submit new and material evidence within the one-year appeal period. Additionally, there was no CUE in the March 1974 Board decision regarding the denial of a separate, compensable evaluation for tinnitus aurium.
- Claimed conditions
- High frequency deafness of the left ear, Tinnitus aurium
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1422971
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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