The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hemorrhoids, hiatal hernia and GERD, right knee strain, right eye pinguecula, and right eye open angle glaucoma prior to April 22, 2015 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether her tinnitus is related to military noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals for these issues prior to a decision being made by the Board.,The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be related to service due to credible and consistent reports of in-service acoustic trauma and continuity of symptoms since service. The Board placed great weight on the Veteran’s statements.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"left eye disability (including open angle glaucoma and dry eye syndrome)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150432
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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