Your service connection for aural fullness is already in effect, so your current appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for aural fullness was granted in a previous decision and the benefit sought on appeal is already in effect.
- Claimed conditions
- aural fullness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21031205
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for a new examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right ear disability. The effective date remains pending as it is based on when the increase in disability can be determined.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 30, 2017 due to the need for further examination and evaluation of his symptoms.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, Meniere's syndrome, and aural fullness is granted. The Board found that the new evidence presented raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including an unspecified respiratory condition, Hepatitis C, Parkinson’s disease, aural fullness, chronic fatigue syndrome, residuals of gall bladder removal, and an unspecified mental condition. The decision also denied reopening of claims for these conditions.
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