The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, right-hand disability, left-hand disability, and left eye disability have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension (HTN), a right shoulder disability, a left shoulder disability, and a right eye disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, right-hand disability, left-hand disability, and left eye disability during the December 2021 hearing. The Board has therefore dismissed these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, right-hand disability, left-hand disability, left eye disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right eye disability, hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23006493
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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