The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the issue of a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. As a result, the Board dismissed this matter.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal by requesting a withdrawal of his appeal for the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral SNHL.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133151
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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