The Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed as the Veteran did not file a substantive appeal.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper, right upper, left lower, and right lower peripheral neuropathy, as well as TDIU, have also been dismissed because he withdrew his appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal for the issues of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. He also withdrew his appeals for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left upper peripheral neuropathy, right upper peripheral neuropathy, left lower peripheral neuropathy, right lower peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19119293
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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