The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of residuals of a traumatic brain injury, rhinitis, and fatigue and muscle pain have been dismissed.,An effective date earlier than January 23, 2008 for the grant of service connection for a cervical spine disability has been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of residuals of a traumatic brain injury, rhinitis, and fatigue and muscle pain at a hearing before the Board.,No new evidence was received within one year of the January 2006 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Right Thumb Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102339
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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