The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed as the issues are moot due to their favorable resolution in a prior rating decision.,The Veteran's skin disorder has been granted service connection, with the Board finding that his current condition is related to his inservice diagnosis of tinea cruris.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction over the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because they have been rendered moot by their favorable resolution in a prior rating decision.,The Veteran's skin disorder is related to his inservice diagnosis of tinea cruris, with continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Skin Disorder (presumptive due to herbicide exposure), Peripheral Neuropathy of Bilateral Lower Extremities (claimed as lower extremity pain)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21002483
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Veteran's hearing loss was rated at 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his hearing loss did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations and medical records.
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